Egypt’s First Museum of Arabic Calligraphy Opens in Alexandria
On Saturday, Egypt opened its first Museum of Arabic Calligraphy, in the seaside city of Alexandria.
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10 Great Arab Short Stories for Rabih Alameddine to Teach
“There is no corresponding justification for work left off the list.”
Acclaimed Novelist Gamal al-Ghitani in Critical Condition
Al-Ghitani is reportedly at al-Galaa Military Hospital on life support.
‘Soup for Syria’: A Book to Fund Food Relief
“There are 4 million refugees and the international community has largely abandoned them.”
2015 International Writing Program Residents Include Saudi, Egyptian Writers
“These are not emerging writers, but rather writers who have already achieved ‘national recognition’ in their home countries. “
‘The Drone Eats With Me’: A Vivid Chronicle of War’s New Face
“As the narrative opens, we are unsure if war is beginning, will begin, or has already begun. Throughout, we are equally unsure if war is ending, and how we might recognise this ‘ending’ when it comes.”
Is a Million-dollar Award for Translators Too Much?
A new million-dollar Qatari award for translators — which boasts five different categories funded at $200K each — is open for submissions until September 20.
‘Oh, Salaam!’: ‘Easy and Crude’ Is What Makes This an ‘Entertaining, Intelligent’ Novel
“Reading Oh, Salaam! today, the first English translation of Barakat’s acclaimed and award-winning work as a novelist, is an occasion to reconsider how to grieve, how to mourn, and to identify and confront, head on, the destructive impulses that humans, predatory as rats as we can be, have the capacity to reinvent.”
Egyptian Writer-Translator Ibtihal Salem Dies, 66
Egyptian short-story writer, novelist, and translator Ibtihal Salem died early Saturday at the age of 66.