Category: classics
The Arabic ‘Antarah’ Comic: ‘An Experiment Worthy of Praise’
Friday Finds: ‘The Unnamable Remains’ by Jewish Poet Qasmuna Bint Ismail
David Larsen’s Translation of ‘Names of the Lion’ Wins Harold Morton Landon Award
Reclaiming the Women of Arabic Popular Epics
Corruptions of Places: Between the Cracks of Wisdom and Overwhelming Tragedy
On the Anniversary of Jurji Zaydan’s Birth, that Bad Bitch Shajar al-Dur and 5 More
On Bringing the Mu‘allaqāt into English: ‘There’s Such a Divide That Needs To Be Crossed by the Translator’
Kareem James Abu-Zeid Wins NEA Translation Fellowship To Support Retranslation of ‘Hanging Poems’
On Teaching with Classical Arabic Texts That ‘Capture a Sense of Marvel, Wonder, Humor, And, Above All, Adventure’
When Arabophones Weren’t Arabs: Ibn Qutaybah and Identity Formation During the Early Period of Islam
