Lebanese Novelist Alexandra Chreiteh on the Arabic Literary Landscape
“I’m really excited to see where young Arabic literature will go, especially where women will go.”
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The Winners of Qatar’s Big Translation Award
“First prize in the Arabic to English category went to Library of Arabic Literature translators Geert Jan van Gelder and Gregor Schoeler for their work on the Epistle of Forgiveness by al-Ma`arrī.”
Alexandra Chreiteh on Writing About Menstruation in Modern Standard Arabic
“I needed to talk about the real, everyday struggles of war, about the huge dissonance between the ‘un-noble’ need to go to the bathroom and the noble-sounding calls to sacrifice oneself for one’s country.”
Over 500 Poets and Writers Sign Letter of Support for Ashraf Fayadh
You can also sign the letter.
5 By and About Edwar El Kharrat, 1929-2015
“More Proust than Durrell, and I think worthy of the comparison.”
Pioneering Egyptian Novelist Edwar El Kharrat, 89
Egyptian writer Edwar El-Kharrat died today, December 1, after he slipped into a coma at a Cairo hospital yesterday: El-Kharrat, a driving force in the development of the modern Egyptian […]
Reports: Pioneering Egyptian Novelist Edwar El-Kharrat in Critical Condition
“Edwar al-Kharrat is a poet of the modern novel in Egypt and he didn’t receive the appreciation and the reading he really deserves.”
Moroccan Writer and Scholar Fatema Mernissi, 75
“Writing is one of the most ancient forms of prayer. To write is to believe communication is possible that other people are good, that you can awaken their generosity and their desire to do better.”
December 2015: Global Arab and Arabic Literature Events Calendar
Arab and Arabic literary events in some form of translation.