Egypt Shuts Down Two of Karama’s Community Libraries Without Explanation
“I don’t know what to do to stop this,” Eid told Mada.
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Samar Yazbek Wins France’s ‘Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger’
Yazbek’s ‘Bawabat’ has now appeared in thirteen languages, including Malayalam, Greek, Romanian, and Tamil.
Catching the Joke on its Wing: Humphrey Davies on ‘Brains Confounded’ and ‘Risible Rhymes’
“I think literature buffs have a different take on what is interesting than some others in the field: the “classical standards” (if I understand the phrase as you mean it) include many works that are riveting for religion scholars, fun for philologists, hysterically exciting for historians, but my test for a book is, Would the author be fun to sit in a café with?”
The First Finnish-Arabic Bilingual Children’s Book
“I think having a bilingual children’s book will make Finnish children interested in Arabic,” Pakkala said over email. “At the same time, Arabic children feel normal.”
Meet Syrian Writer Noor Hariri, Winner of 2016 ‘Sea of Words’
“The ninth edition of the “Sea of Words” accepted stories that somehow addressed violence against women; unsurprisingly, then, the top three prizes all went to women. “
Sunday Submissions: The Banipal Visiting Writer Fellowship for Arabic-language Writers
“The University of Durham and Banipal magazine have announced a new annual writing fellowship ‘for a published author writing in Arabic, based each year at St. Aidan’s College.'”
‘More Story Writers in Basra Than Even in Baghdad’
“Basra is a pioneer in writing fiction and this is probably because Basra is a multi-ethnic and -nationality city, or used to be, until it was depopulated of these many ethnic and national citizens with the passage of time, such as the Jews, Armenians, Christians and some other foreign residents.”
Friday Finds: ‘The First Yemeni Play Translated Into English’
“What you need to understand is that truth is directly connected to our wallets. And since your wallet is empty, and mine is full, that means the truth isn’t in your wallet. It’s in mine.”
On Arabic Literature at This Year’s Dhaka LitFest
“But the most poignant moment for Arabic literature at the Fest was when a chair was left open for Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji at the event about censorship, “Words Under Siege,” and PEN International’s Romana Cacchioli read Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh’s open letter to Naji.”