"Her personality, her way of using body language, and the way her voice rose and fell as she recited poetry created a magic atmosphere that took over the audience."
Friday Finds: How Beirut’s Bookshops Stay Alive
Over at Middle East Eye, AJ Naddaf has a look at the landscape of Beiruti bookshops.
Banipal Translation Prize Announces 2021’s Judges, Entries
This year's four judges are translator-scholar Roger Allen, a previous winner of the Banipal prize; publisher Rosemarie Hudson; scholar and educator Ronak Husni; and culture-sector consultant Caroline McCormick.
From the Archives: Shahla Ujayli on Getting Raqqa Back Through Writing
"It is not easy for me to summarize in these lines my emotional relationship — with all its fluctuations — with Raqqa!"
Palestine Book Awards Announce 7-book Shortlist
Earlier this week, organizers announced the seven-book shortlist for this year's Palestine Book Awards.
Today: Launch of ArabLit Quarterly Summer 2021 ‘THE KITCHEN’ Issue
The Summer 2021 issue of ArabLit Quarterly is available today in print and e-form.
‘Clube de Leitura Mundo Árabe e Diásporas’ Launches in Brazil
Starting mid-July, organizers will launch the Clube de Leitura Mundo Árabe e Diásporas, billed as a first book club focused on global Arab and Arabic literatures in Brazil.
Iraqi Poet Saadi Youssef (1934-2021) Dies in London
"In the early morning hours of June 12, the great Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef died at his home in the village of Harefield, outside London."
Friday Finds: Must-watch Special Episode of ‘Maqsouda’ on Palestinian Poetry
"Poets Zeina Hashem Beck and Farah Chamma, co-hosts of the podcast Maqsouda, share a one-time video special filmed by Hind Shoufani."
Mophradat Announces 2021 Artist Grant Winners
Mophradat today announced the selection for their 2021 Grants for Artists.
The Two Egyptian Novels Available in Translation This Month
Two very different Egyptian novels appear in translation this month: They are Sonallah Ibrahim's "provocative masterpiece" Warda, translated by Hosam aboul-Ela and Mohamed Kheir's "musical and parabolic" Slipping, translated by Robin Moger.
Dardishi Festival’s First Digital Edition Set for June 18-27
"There will be talks, workshops, film screenings, a sound walk, and community-care sessions, with sliding-scale ticketing."
