This work, by contributor Eman Al-Natour, imagines a Valentine’s Day hope: “Gaza will prosper, and will become beautiful again, with its houses, its gardens, its streets, and the hearts of its good people.”
Our forthcoming series, “Between Two Arabic Translators,” will be a unique series of conversations that delve into the power dynamics inherent in the translation of Arabic texts. Hosted by Yasmeen Hanoosh.
In this story from Bahrain, by author Hasna’a Ibrahim, a woman’s struggles with an oil stain on her dress reveal, in glimpses, her relations with her family and the oceans of pain that lie beneath the surface of her life.
In this evocative 1969 poem, translated by Miles Cayman, Sargon Boulus writes: “my bankruptcy grew into a bird, / my love into an ember.”
In this brief poem by Boulus, translated by Miles Cayman, “Suddenly by chance and without warning / The table had / Vanished, the guests dispersed[.]”
Translating the Unseen: Gaza’s Sky and Anne Carson’s Vision By Alaa Alqaisi It began with an email from Dr. James Heaney, a professor of English and Irish studies at Carlow […]
In the latest episode of the BULAQ podcast, which aired yesterday, journalist, author and editor Alia Malek talks about her recent visit to Damascus and about the anthology of Syrian […]
This essay, written by poet Nasir Abdullah in the fall of 2024, carves out the difficulties of being separated from family during genocide. A Bird with Wings of Fire By […]
By Layla Faraj The Palestinian poet, editor novelist, and picture-book author Maya Abu al-Hayyat has seen several books arrive in English translation in recent years, including the poetry collection You […]
