There are already more than 200 philosophical and practical "how-to" craft essays written in and translated to Arabic, ranging from thoughts by Egyptian novelist Mansoura Ez Eldin to Anne Lamott to Abdelfattah Kilito to Neil Gaiman.
Short Story Sunday: ‘Nightmares of the City’
Hisham Bustani's "Nightmares of the City" was originally published in The Monotonous Chaos of Existence (Dar al-Farabi, 2010), and in translation by Thoraya El-Rayyes in the summer/autumn 2012 (print) issue of The Saint Ann's Review. Now, online:
First Creative-Writing Craft Book in Arabic
For those who sneer at the creative-writing "industry," I'm sure this warrants an extra-sneery sneer. But, for myself---someone who teaches a creative-writing workshop in Egypt, and who loves the literature of her chosen homeland---I applaud Iman Humaydan's efforts to bring the better aspects of creative-writing craft into Arabic. Kitabat al-kitaba, an anthology being assembled by … Continue reading First Creative-Writing Craft Book in Arabic
