Inaugural HOT Lectures on Global Perspectives on Translation, Translation in Digital Age
Now, I hope I’m not the only one who’s going to be using this acronym for Egypt’s new House of Translation. Also, if you can read the tiny print, I’m […]
December 2011
New Work by Egypt’s (Revolutionary) Women Writers
In celebration of yesterday’s women’s march (and its male supporters, who I’m sure will happily read women) I wanted to mention a few new works by Egypt’s revolutionary women writers […]
‘The Prisoners’ Laughter’ by Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi
Egyptian poet Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi, born in 1938, is one of Egypt’s best-known colloquial poets. He has composed a number of popular poems speaking to contemporary events, one of which was […]
In Praise of…Mohamed Hashem, Force of Literary Freedom
At a press conference today, award-winning publisher and author Mohamed Hashem was the target of accusations by Egypt’s ruling military council. The council claimed that he had participated in acts of “sabotage” by distributing helmets, masks, and blankets to demonstrators.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist Profiles: ‘The Druze of Belgrade’
Beirut39 laureate Rabee Jaber has been a tremendously prolific writer, penning some seventeen novels since 1992. Druze of Belgrade is his second novel to be recognized by the International Prize […]
How I Met Naguib Mahfouz: ‘He’s Always Been in My Life’
Guest post by Gada Mahfud Dhiem Cairo, Egypt is where my father got his Agriculture BSc from Cairo University. My Father was lucky enough to be in Cairo at the […]
‘Justice, Equality, and Freedom are Words in Arabic, Too’
At the moment, it happens that the collection at hand is Gathering of the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry, ed. Patty Paine, Jeff Lodge, and Samia Touati.
NoCal Translators: Submit Your Work to the Northern California Book Awards
The Northern California Book Reviewers Association is looking for (your) eligible titles as it gathers submissions for the 2012 Northern California Book Awards (NCBA), to be handed out next spring. […]
5 Questions with Iraqi Novelist Ali Bader
As the U.S. Defense Secretary gave the war story a happily-ever-after and waved good-bye to Iraq, I remained dismayed at how little Iraqi narratives have been heard by Anglo readers. […]