Abdallah Zrika’s ‘Funeral of the Snow Grenade’
“A dead language in the throat of a dead poet. Assassins only wait for the day of the feast. Cemeteries are only full of white beds.”
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
Sunday Submissions: Writing Sabbaticals for Arab Authors
“This grant is targeted at published authors working on a new piece, who are in need of time to focus.”
Holiday Bulaq: ‘One Thousand and One Dreams’
Yasmine is at work on a fresh translation of the Thousand and One Nights, and she reads an excerpt from her work-in-progress during the episode.
Introducing ‘The Mu`allaqat for Millennials’
“Aiming to make the mu`allaqat known to new readers, the project gathers a team of eight commentators and translators.”
Friday Finds: 5 New Translations of Iman Mersal
“Marrying a piano player /
is different from marrying a sailor.”
‘Kateb Maktub’ Initiative to Boost Arab Author Pages on Wikipedia
Project organizers announced a goal of publishing 15,000 Wikipedia pages dedicated to Arab authors, in English and Arabic, by December 2022.
Organizers Announce ‘Emerging Writer’ Shortlists for 2020 Sawiris Cultural Awards
Winners of the Sawiris Prize are expected to be announced at a ceremony at the Cairo Opera House in January 2021.
Release Party for Winter 2020 ArabLit Quarterly: Dreams
“One of the trickiest, most mysterious secrets of the Arabic language is the root h-l-m.”
Egyptian Novelist Bahaa Abdelmegid Dies after Complications from Covid-19
“Abdelmegid died on Sunday evening at the Ain Shams Field Hospital.”