Author Archives
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Friday Finds: The Poetry of Underappreciated Saniyah Saleh
Her poetry appeared in the premier magazines of her time, particularly Shi’r and Mawaqif, but remained in the shadow of work by her husband, the poet Muhammad al-Maghout.
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Tamim Barghouti and Translating Popular Arabic Poetry into English
And yet now Al-Barghouti — who is something of a poet-celebrity, with a viral poem in 2011 and a major 2007 appearance on the Prince of Poets TV show — has his first collection of work in English.
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Sarah Savant on Ibn Qutaybah’s (Probable) Raison D’être, His Lack of Humor, and Directions for Future Study
“I suspect he’s taking poetry that had a lively humor, and he’s strong-arming it into his argument. We can still get echoes of the original context sometimes, but it can be very difficult.”
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For #WorldRefugeeDay, Four Poems and an Interview
“In their pictures they draw you drowning.
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Zeina Hashem Beck: ‘Careful Not To Use Others’ Suffering in a Poem’
Over at Qantara, there is an interview with Dubai-based Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck. Or, if you prefer a podcast, you can listen to Hashem Beck talk about her most recent collections with David Turner on Lunar Poetry Broadcasts: The… Read More ›
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Poetry at Shubbak 2017: In Theatre, Song, Discussions, and Readings
“But there is also a leitmotif of poetry, with Malika Booker hosting a widely varied group of poets: Golan Haji, Mona Kareem, Dunya Mikhail, and al-Saddiq al-Raddi.”
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Sunday Submissions: 30 Maghrebs, 30 Years in the Future
Whether dystopian or utopian, fictional or fact-based, we would like you to answer the following question “how do you see your the Maghreb in the next 30 years?”
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Memories of an Iraqi Translator: A Russian Photojournalist in Iraq
“Yes, the Americans taught Iraqis how to dip—and the Iraqis taught Americans how to drink sweet tea in thin, transparent demi glasses.”
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Friday Finds: Two Views on Arabic-Nordic Literature
“Therefore, it is important that future policy actions should focus on enabling support structures and facilities that would allow the publishing and translation of Arabic literature within the Nordic region.”
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From ‘One Room is Not Enough’: New Emirati Fiction
“I think about knives. If I find one in here, maybe that’ll help me escape somehow, either by breaking the lock or using it to slowly bore into the wall to create an escape route like I’ve seen in a number of movies.”
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On the Challenges of Translating Ibn Qutaybah, and His Central Place in Western Scholarship
“And so, my educational biography very much proceeded with Ibn Qutaybah in tow. Not only mine—the first part of this book has been part of the curriculum of American and British Orientalists for at least the last 50 or 75 years.”
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9-Book Shortlist Announced for 2017 Palestine Book Awards
The shortlist includes a YA novel and YA memoir as well as political and scholarly works.
