Friday Finds: Tawfiq al-Hakim’s ‘Secrets of a Suicide’
“And while al-Hakim considered it a comedy, Swelem believes tragicomedy is a better description.”
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For Pride Month: 5 Fictions Online
“Oh wow. A trans Algerian! That’s amazing. And your Swedish is amazing! Can I ask you a question?”
‘Egyptian Writers Folio’: 17 Authors
“Despite the prominence of Egyptian literature, art and cinema within the Arab cultural landscape, Egyptians are drastically underrepresented abroad, despite being all over the place.”
‘Pay No Heed’: Talks with Palestinian Writers
“After all, if I was looking for new stories, who better to turn to than the storytellers themselves?”
Report: Improving Arabic-English Translation
The report bemoans that the “high quality journal offering in-depth critical reviews of translations recommended by Marilyn Booth in 2011 has not materialised” and that there is still vanishingly little “quality control assessment” across the scene.
Sunday Submissions: ‘Biladi, Biladi’ Comix, Poetry, Prose
“Profits from sales of this zine will go to support The March of Great Return by funding grassroots, Palestinian-led organizations on the ground.”
Bulaq 15: Alexandria When?
If you haven’t given it a listen, this is as good a time as any to begin.
In London: Group-translate Poetry by Amjad Nasser
“This is a great workshop to attend if you speak Arabic or have an interest in Arabic Literature. Our collaborative translation process is a great way to gain a closer understanding of a language and its literary tradition.”
Friday Finds: Abbasid Princess’s Epigram
To love two people is to have it
coming: body nailed to beams,
dismemberment.