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Nada Faris on Why She Stopped Avoiding Translation & Bringing Bothayna Al-Essa’s ‘Lost in Mecca’ into English

2023-06-07

” I often avoided translation events because of the ways in which propaganda often slipped into discussions. Even the most liberal and well-meaning teachers were guilty of claiming that the Arabic language is more beautiful and more complex than all other languages and that Arabic poetry is incomparable and thus untranslatable.”Continue Reading

Summer Reads: 12 Arab Authors Recommend

2023-06-05

The twelve authors from nine countries who recommended books for our list of 2023 summer reads had different ideas about what you need in a summer book.Continue Reading

Sunday Submissions: Palestinian Speculative Fiction Anthology

2023-06-04

Roseway, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, will be publishing Thyme Travelers, an anthology of speculative fiction by Palestinian writers edited by Sonia Sulaiman.Continue Reading

Lit & Found: Hosam Aboul-Ela, Mona Kareem, and ‘Exportability & Context: Reading Arabic Literature in the West’

2023-06-02

“It doesn’t feel like an Arabic novel any more to me, now that it’s translated,” Hosam Aboul-ela said. “it feels like a really unique novel of Marxist international revolution.”Continue Reading

From Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi’s ‘A Friend’s Kitchen’

2023-06-01

Next month, Poetry Translation Centre is releasing a collection of poetry by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, A Friend’s Kitchen, translated by Bryar Bajalan and Shook. To mark the occasion, they have shared an excerpt from the introduction and two poems from the collection.Continue Reading

New Releases in June & July 2023: A Focus on Syria

2023-05-31

As always, if you know of books we’ve missed, please let us know at info@arablit.org.Continue Reading

New Short Fiction: Ahmed Fouad Eldin’s ‘Leeway’

2023-05-29

” Baffled by each other’s proximity and propelled by the desire to brew our drink before the other, we both stretch out our hands, and then draw them back.”Continue Reading

Sunday Submissions: The Song Cave Manuscript Review

2023-05-28

The Song Cave has opened its call for submissions for its manuscript review. Continue Reading

Lit & Found: ‘The Gifts of Movement,’ a Talk with Saïd Khatibi and Amara Lakhous

2023-05-26

“I think the real migration for artists is the migration of languages.”Continue Reading

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On Translation

Thoughts, challenges, and essays on the art and craft of translation.

For Translators

Resources for translators working between Arabic and English.

Reviews

Reviews of Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

From the Quarterly

Featured poetry, fiction, and essays from ArabLit Quarterly.

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Listen to the latest from BULAQ, an Arabic books-centric podcast.

Lit Lists

Listicles of bilingual books, medieval poems, short-short stories and more.

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Arcs-in-the-Sky: 5 Intercultural Poets: A Rail Reading curated by Sarah Riggs

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  • Nada Faris on Why She Stopped Avoiding Translation & Bringing Bothayna Al-Essa’s ‘Lost in Mecca’ into English

    ” I often avoided translation events because of the ways in which propaganda often slipped into discussions. Even the most liberal and well-meaning teachers were guilty of claiming that the Arabic language is more beautiful and more complex than all other languages and that Arabic poetry is incomparable and thus untranslatable.”

  • Summer Reads: 12 Arab Authors Recommend

    The twelve authors from nine countries who recommended books for our list of 2023 summer reads had different ideas about what you need in a summer book.

  • Lit & Found: Hosam Aboul-Ela, Mona Kareem, and ‘Exportability & Context: Reading Arabic Literature in the West’

    “It doesn’t feel like an Arabic novel any more to me, now that it’s translated,” Hosam Aboul-ela said. “it feels like a really unique novel of Marxist international revolution.”

  • From Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi’s ‘A Friend’s Kitchen’

    Next month, Poetry Translation Centre is releasing a collection of poetry by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi, A Friend’s Kitchen, translated by Bryar Bajalan and Shook. To mark the occasion, they have shared an excerpt from the introduction and two poems from the collection.

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Poetry

New and featured poems.

Fiction

New and featured short fiction.

Interviews

Talks with authors, translators, publishers, & more.

News

News of Arabic literature & translations.

On Translation

Thoughts, challenges, and essays on the art and craft of translation.

For Translators

Resources for translators working between Arabic and English.

Reviews

Reviews of Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

From the Quarterly

Featured poetry, fiction, and essays from ArabLit Quarterly.

Podcast

Listen to the latest from BULAQ, an Arabic books-centric podcast.

Lit Lists

Listicles of bilingual books, medieval poems, short-short stories and more.

Upcoming Events

Jun 7
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Arcs-in-the-Sky: 5 Intercultural Poets: A Rail Reading curated by Sarah Riggs

Jun 13
7:00 pm

Book Discussion: ‘Suleiman’s Ring’ with Author Sherif Meleka

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