Women and Arabic Literature: News from Cairo and Casablanca
In Morocco, “[a]bout a quarter of all books are self-published, and 86 percent of the authors are male.”
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Sunday Submissions: Paid Opportunity for Writers from Seven ‘Banned’ Countries
They’re seeking unpublished literary fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry from the seven countries on Trump’s “banned “list “that have been created in response to Trump’s travel ban, or can be interpreted as such.”
10th Anniversary Readings For Al-Mutanabbi Street
Next month will mark the tenth anniversary of the bombing of Baghdad’s al-Mutanabbi Street, the city’s historic bookselling corridor.
Friday Finds: ‘The Man Who Hates Sneezing,’ a Story from Syria
“What do you mean? How can you get married on the quiet?”
Which Literary Festivals Should You Boycott?
“Probably don’t go with the idea of saving anyone.”
There’s Something in One of Wadih Sa’adeh’s Poems
They came away until they came
to water, wearied
while overhead the sun searched for a needle
to reattach them to the shadows.
‘Old Paper,’ New Blog
“I admit that it is not strong evidence, but it does conjure a scene of the two lovers having a conversation with this Ottoman dignitary as they milled around at Pashkov’s feminist conference.”
Opportunities for Local and Regional Artists at First Saudi ComicCon
“Alkhairalla was there to talk about “using comics as a platform for independent story-telling.”
Sunday Submissions: ‘Banned: Seven Weeks of Literature,’ ‘Finish Your Book Fellowship,’ More
“This Sunday, suggested submissions are literary works geared toward the seven nations targeted by the Donald Trump regime’s travel ban; a finish-your-book fund looking for immigrant writers; and an anthology featuring Muslim voices.”