Song for Bassam Saba
This poem originally appeared in our 2021 SONG issue of ArabLit Quarterly.
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Short Fiction by Muhammad Khudayyir
A story from the fall of 1983 by the scribe of Basra, Muhammad Khudayyir.
Coming Sept 2026: Modern Classics and YA, Plus a Day of Translation
This month, we have books and events coming in September 2026, as well as one we missed from the end of August.
Naguib Mahouz Medal Announces 2026 Lit Shortlist
Yesterday evening, American University in Cairo Press announced the shortlist for the 2026 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature.
Atheer al-Nashmi: When Love Becomes Both Adversary and Judge
Atheer al-Nashmi: When Love Becomes Both Adversary and Judge Teenage romances, or an imaginative pattern? By Mohsen Al-Wayili Asked once whether any of her novels were an autobiography, the […]
Four Libyan Women Writers You Should Read
For Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), we take you on a tour of work by four Libyan women writers. For more on the Libyan literary scene, visit ArabLit’s June 2026 […]
The Red Suns, Purple Moons, and Gun-Carrying Mice of Syrian Poet Da’ad Haddad
“In her poetry world, the sun is red. The moon is purple. Snow is ubiquitous. Winter is eternal.”
Where is Everybody?
Originally published in December 2012, “Where Is Everybody?” is a celebrated essay by Egyptian writer and novelist Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, later collected in Coffee with Uranium, first published in 2012. […]
Women Recommending Women: Favorite Book Spaces
To mark Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), ArabLit’s Meriem Essaoudy talked with women who write in Arabic around the world, asking them to recommend favorite contemporary and classic books by women, remarkable women in publishing, and also favorite women-run book spaces.