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May 8, 2026

May Goes On:
(Re)-Introducing the Perennial Resonance of May Ziadeh. An essay by editor Ibtihal Mahmood.

New and featured poetry in translation.

Short fiction from the Maghreb and Mashreq.

Talks with authors, translators, publishers, & more.

.An exploration of power and language with Yasmeen Hanoosh

A look at Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

More on our translation of May Ziadeh's Musings of a Young Woman.

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

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