Friday Finds: ‘In Amman with Amjad Nasser (1955–2019)’
“Amman is originally a Roman city, and in its Roman era, it was built on seven hills like Rome.”
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If You’re In Brussels: Kalima Fiesta
This multilingual festival is set to have readings by Mona Kareem, Peter Verhelst, Salah Badis, Gioia Kayaga, Carl Norac, Els Moors, Yousef Rakha, Jardin, Bledarte Collective, Hussain Rassim and Kabylie Minogue.
Two New Books Preserving Cairo’s Urban Landscape
“Perhaps what we need to preserve the city aren’t renovations of buildings deemed historic, but books we can carry with us through the city and through other cities, to remind us of where Cairo is and where it is heading.”
Update: 2020 PalFest Postponed Due to Coronavirus
As to the 2020 theme, “Palestine are the Global South,” they plan to “roll over and develop further for 2021.”
Ola al-Jabr on Writing in Damascus
“I tried with the second collection to publish in Damascus,” al-Jabr said, “but the doors are closed.”
Born on This Day: 7 Poems by Fadwa Tuqan
“Do not fill postcards with memories/
Between my heart and the luxury of passion/
stretches a desert where ropes of fire/
blaze and smolder, where snakes/
coil and recoil, swallowing blossoms
with poison and flame.”
Sunday Submissions: Tolsun Books Seeks Literary Translations
They’re looking for “full-length and chapbook manuscripts made from parts: poetry, short-stories, essays, hybrids, translations, and things we couldn’t have dreamed of. We value new and experienced, diverse authors with high-energy voices.”
Leap Day Bulaq: ‘Little Magazines’
In it, ArabLit’s M Lynx Qualey and her co-host Ursula Lindsey talk about the landscape and history of independent publishing in the region, our own experiences working for and launching publications, the conundrum of funding, and the magic of little magazines.
Friday Finds: 5 By and About Abdelrahman Munif
“The first book that I read was for adults, ‘East of the Mediterranean,’ by the renowned author Abdul Rahman Munif. I read it when I was eight years old.”