Two Reviews of ‘Snow in Amman’
“The collection has…an unusual near-balance between men’s stories and women’s.”
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
Calls for Submissions: Translators, Writers, and Culture Workers
Including a call for submissions to $20,000 in matched funding.
‘Allaah, Allaah, Allaah’: Fall Talks at the AUC’s Center for Translation Studies
This season, all lectures will be in English.
Naguib Mahfouz Museum (Finally) Opening This December?
Nine years have passed since Egypt’s literary Nobel laureate died.
Should Adonis Be Receiving Peace Prizes?
“This year’s winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade…reportedly has refused the invitation to speak in Adonis’ honor on November 20 in Osnabrück.”
Homosexuality and the Arabic Novel: The Triumph of Mockery
“Chreiteh…takes not just the license to portray a gay character as fully rounded, but to mock her two leads as one would mock oneself.”
Ali al-Muqri’s ‘Hurma’: Sex > War, Religion
Some preliminary thoughts about the novel.
‘ReOrient 2015’: Attend the Conference on Middle Eastern Theatre Online
According to organizers, the two-day event will be livestreamed on Howlround.com.
Move Aside, English: BIBF Produces More Chinese-Arabic Literary Links
“Morocco’s Ministry of Culture…made a preliminary agreement with China’s General Administration of Press and Publication to translate 25 original works of Moroccan authors in literature and humanities.”