Remembering Bahraini Poet Ghazi Al-Haddad (1961-2021)
“If my tongue was cut, / let it grow back and call out ‘Jamri’”
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Thinking About Beginnings: A Conversation with Robyn Creswell
“It’s important to emphasize that the interventions poets make in political debates take the form of poems: they don‘t slot abstract dogmas into verse molds. No—they actually think in poetry. “
Friday Finds: An Excerpt of Mohamed Kheir’s ‘Slipping’
“Where the corniche wall ran out, a great tree hooped over to drink from the river. Beyond the tree there was nothing: nothing between us and the water. “
Why Translation Is Like Cooking & More from maia tabet
“For me it’s a little bit like cooking; people say, “if you’re following a recipe then you’re not creating anything.” I don’t agree; you are creating something, you’re creative even if you’re following a recipe.”
From the Archives: A Cookbook from Cairo’s Flourishing 14th Century
“Kanz al-Fawāʾid is unique for its variety and comprehensive coverage of contemporary Egyptian cuisine.”
From the Archives: ‘Cooking with Naguib Mahfouz’
In honor of the “Kitchen” issue of ArabLit Quarterly, a re-run from 2016, about the history of sharkasiyya, a dish important in Mahfouz’s Palace Walk. This piece also ran on kitchening […]
‘Lalibela’: New Short Fiction by Abdulhafez Maryoud
“That evening, the wind bellowed fiercely over the Lasata mountain’s heights.”
Iraqi Poet Lamia Abbas Amara Dies at 92
“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.