At a press conference today, award-winning publisher and author Mohamed Hashem was the target of accusations by Egypt’s ruling military council. The council claimed that he had participated in acts of “sabotage” by distributing helmets, masks, and blankets to demonstrators.
Beirut39 laureate Rabee Jaber has been a tremendously prolific writer, penning some seventeen novels since 1992. Druze of Belgrade is his second novel to be recognized by the International Prize […]
Guest post by Gada Mahfud Dhiem Cairo, Egypt is where my father got his Agriculture BSc from Cairo University. My Father was lucky enough to be in Cairo at the […]
At the moment, it happens that the collection at hand is Gathering of the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry, ed. Patty Paine, Jeff Lodge, and Samia Touati.
The Northern California Book Reviewers Association is looking for (your) eligible titles as it gathers submissions for the 2012 Northern California Book Awards (NCBA), to be handed out next spring. […]
As the U.S. Defense Secretary gave the war story a happily-ever-after and waved good-bye to Iraq, I remained dismayed at how little Iraqi narratives have been heard by Anglo readers. […]
The Nabatean, Egyptian author Youssef Ziedan’s third novel, has not been as well-received as his bestselling, controversial, and prize-winning second novel, Azazeel. Azazeel, which won the second International Prize for […]
For those who have not looked below, please note that Sotheby’s issued this statement last night: “While it is clear that Sotheby’s consignor had purchased the Mahfouz manuscripts from a […]
Yesterday, the Zayed Book Award announced the longlist in its “young author” category. A young author is defined as one under 40. The @SZBA tweeted: The longlisted works, according to a […]
