Books
Should We Teach Easy, ‘Informative’ Arabic Novels in Translation?
Aaron Bady recently posted the transcript — lightly edited — of a Skype conversation he had with Egyptian author Miral al-Tahawy, author of the Naguib Mahfouz ……Read More
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Book review – Kingdom of the Soap Queen – The Story of Balaji Telefilms
Now this could well be a first. Even though quite a few books are written on superstars, there are a few filmmakers too who have ……Read More
Immigration
Morning Joe on Immigration
This morning’s “Morning Joe” program on MSNBC offered several interesting observations on the future of immigration policy in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election. Here are ……Read More
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Remembering Mahmoud Albayaty, 1944-2014
According to Iraqi playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak, today a wake is being held for short story-writer and novelist Mahmoud Albayaty. Albayaty, who died on the last day of October in ……Read More
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Gulf Women’s Writing: On Slavery, Migrant Labor, and Statelessness
On Nov. 10, Mona Kareem will give a talk at Binghamton University on how Gulf women writers adopt — or challenge — nationalist narratives: How, ……Read More
Immigration
Party of the (Would-Be) Working American?
The 2014 election season has shown that a stance of putting our fellow countrymen first by reducing legal immigration toward traditional levels is a welcome ……Read More