Shortlist Announced for Arab British Center Award for Culture
Those shortlisted in the “individuals” category are: Reem Kelani, Hannah Khalil, Issam Kourbaj, Ahmed Masoud, and Elhum Shakerifar.
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Friday Finds: Zakariya Tamer’s “The Accused,” Translated and Illustrated by Molly Crabapple
The fat policeman entered the tomb, walked a few bewildered moments, then shouted with a stretched voice: “Omar Khayyám!”
Mustafa Çorbacı Escapes Youssef Rakha Novel ‘Sultan’ Seal,’ Resolves to Write Column
In addition to being printed in Al-Ahram Weekly, “Postmuslim“ will appear at http://thesultan.blot.im every Friday starting on July 7.
‘Celebrating Syria’ in Manchester: A Festival of Arts, Literature, Film, Music, and Food
Novelist Khaled Khalifa and short-story writer Rasha Abbas are among the Syrian authors set to speak at the “Celebrating Syria” events in Manchester, which are being staged at venues around the city between 10th and 23rd of July.
4th of July Re-Run: Glimpses of Americans in Arabic Literature
On the U.S.’s Independence Day, a few glimpses of Americans in Arabic literature.
Bushra al-Fadil First Arabophone Author to Win Caine Prize for African Literature
As a translated story, the prize money will be split 70/30, with £7,000 going to the author and £3,000 to the translator.
Hisham Bustani Awarded Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Residency to Work on Forthcoming Short-story Collection
“The residency, set for October, will give Bustani a chance to finish his upcoming book of short stories, to be published by Kotob Khan and launched at the 2018 Cairo International Book Fair.”
In Honor of Dihia Louiz: 6 More Algerian Women Writers Whose Work Should Be Translated into English
In honor of Algerian writer Dihia Louiz, who left us on Friday at the age of 32, six more Algerian women writers whose work should be brought into English.
Algerian Author Dihia Louiz Dies at 32
The Algerian novelist and poet Dihia Louiz (also Dihya Lwiz, whose given name was Louiza Aouzelleg) died on Friday, following an illness. The 32-year-old author was in her hometown of Bejaia.