Yasmine Zohdi Makes Caine Prize Shortlist
Egyptian author-translator Yasmine Zohdi is one of five writers shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize, which celebrates short stories by African authors.
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
Song for Bassam Saba
This poem originally appeared in our 2021 SONG issue of ArabLit Quarterly.
Short Fiction by Muhammad Khudayyir
A story from the fall of 1983 by the scribe of Basra, Muhammad Khudayyir.
Coming Sept 2026: Modern Classics and YA, Plus a Day of Translation
This month, we have books and events coming in September 2026, as well as one we missed from the end of August.
Naguib Mahouz Medal Announces 2026 Lit Shortlist
Yesterday evening, American University in Cairo Press announced the shortlist for the 2026 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature.
Four Libyan Women Writers You Should Read
For Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), we take you on a tour of work by four Libyan women writers. For more on the Libyan literary scene, visit ArabLit’s June 2026 […]
Women Recommending Women: Favorite Book Spaces
To mark Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), ArabLit’s Meriem Essaoudy talked with women who write in Arabic around the world, asking them to recommend favorite contemporary and classic books by women, remarkable women in publishing, and also favorite women-run book spaces.
Publication Day: ‘Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life’
It’s publication day for the US edition of Samar Yazbek’s Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life, translated to English by Leri Price. To mark the day, we have a link to an excerpt from the book, a conversation about the book between Samar and Olivia Snaije, a review by editor Ibtihal Rida Mahmood, and a conversation about the translation process between contributor Tugrul Mende and translator Leri Price.
Fallible Men vs Safynaz Kazem
This originally ran in the 2020 ROAD issue of ArabLit Quarterly and appears here for Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), as this year, we’re focusing on underappreciated classics in Arabic by women. And, as Hadil Ghoneim writes below, the gifted and sometimes frightening Kazem was “overshadowed, banned, and deliberately ignored.” Here, we remember her path-breaking work.