‘Conceptions of Justice in the 1001 Nights’
“We do not bring medieval works to light, when we read them, we are creating them anew with every interpretation. So today, my reading is one of many.”
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
‘Adonis at 90’: A Digital, Poetic, Global Celebration
Last year, 2020, marked the year of Adonis’s ninetieth, and on December 31, 2020 — at the very end of his 90th year — celebratory videos were uploaded to the website adonis90.org.
Sawiris Shortlist for Established Writers, Announcement of Winners Delayed
On Sunday, the Sawiris Foundation announced that the ceremony for this year’s Sawiris Cultural Award — usually a major event on January’s literary calendar — will be pushed back to April. Organizers also published shortlists for several more categories, including the novel and short-story collection categories for established writers.
New Fiction in Translation: Layla Baalbaki’s ‘The Cat’
“Now, it was the beginning of summer.”
Submissions Open for Spring, Summer 2021 ArabLit Quarterlies
To submit, please visit our page on Submittable. Submissions are, as ever, without charge.
‘Awlad al-Nas’: Transforming our View of Mamluk Egypt
Awlad al-Nas (literally Children of the People) offers insight into Egyptians’ lives during the Mamluk period (1250–1517), which played a key role in Egypt’s history.
An Overview of 2021 Releases: 30+ Arabic Books in English Translation
A preview of literary works of Arabic forthcoming in English translation in 2021.
2020: An ArabLit Year in Review
We look back at a few of the most widely read features and biggest ArabLit moments of 2020.
Authors & Translators Who Left Us in 2020
A look back at a few authors, screenwriters, and publishers who left us in 2020.