How To Support a Book Drive for Syrian Refugees in Sweden
“When the need is so great, anything will help, and when the dust settles after this first book drive, perhaps we’ll know more.”
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Friday Films: ‘Al-Haram,’ Based on a Novel by Yusuf Idris
The film was nominated for the Prix International at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.
PalFest Announces 2016 Authors, Event Schedule
“…South African-Australian Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, noted Syrian-Palestinian poet Ghayath Al Madhoun, architect-writer-scholar Mohamed Elshahed, Irish novelist Colum McCann, and many others…”
It’s May 12, the Day for Ahmed Naji: Texts to Read, Online Book Discussions, Radio Programs, More
“Excerpts of Naji’s novel in the original Arabic, as well as French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Slovenian, German, and Finnish.”
May Is the Month of Arabic Literature in New York City: Dramatic Readings, Magazine Launches, a Discussion with Basma Abdel Aziz, More
Also, how to read a story from Hassan Blasim’s new collection — out from Comma Press next year.
‘How Old Am I Now?’: Newly Translated Poem by Dareen Tatour, Under House Arrest for Poetry
“Treachery both orphaned and undressed me—”
May 12, International Day of Readings for Egyptian Novelist Ahmed Naji
“The readings aim to show solidarity with Ahmed and to raise awareness about his current situation and that of writers and journalists across Egypt.”
Sunday Submissions: FIELD Translation Series
“Please send sample poems and a letter of inquiry describing the work . . .”
‘Gilgamesh’s Snake and Other Poems’
Where does “star-shaken” come from, and why has the sea become open?