The Growing Interest in Arabic Literature in Italian
Since a turning point between 2004 and 2006, there is a growing interest in Arabic literature (in Italian).
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Khaled Khalifa: Syrians Don’t Stop
This week, award-winning Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa’s new novel, No Knives in This City’s Kitchens, will be published by Dar al-Ain in Egypt.
Fady Joudah and Ghassan Zaqtan Win 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize
“Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: and Other Poems,” by Ghassan Zaqtan, trans. Fady Joudah, has won this year’s international Griffin Poetry Prize.
Legal Complaints, ‘Traitors’, and the Future of ‘National Culture’ in Egypt
A complaint has been taken up against 31 of the authors and artists participating in the Ministry of Culture sit-in; meanwhile, a number of authors and writers debate what it means for the future of Egyptian art.
Listen to Hassan Blasim Read ‘The Reality and the Record,’ ‘Corpse Exhibition’
In this new video from Comma Press, Iraqi short-story writer Hassan Blasim reads from his “Reality and the Record” with English subtitles.
Egyptian Author Sentenced to 5 Years for Short-story Collection that ‘Insults Religion’
Karam Saber has been sentenced, in absentia, by a court in Beni Suef to five years in prison on charges of insulting religion for his short-story collection “Where is God?”
Responses: The Struggle over the Timbuktu Manuscripts
Questions about the preservation of the Timbuktu manuscripts.
Crowdfunding for Timbuktu’s Manuscripts
It’s not as sexy as saving ancient manuscripts from Islamists, but these manuscrips need rescue from humidity and bad storage, according to Dr. Abdel Kader Haïdara, of the SAVAMA-DCI (Protection and Exploitation of Manuscripts for the Defense of Islamic Culture) project.
Kisses, Cuffs, and Other Ministry of Culture Updates
It’s been an eventful couple of days at the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.