"O you, standing on the verge of the massacre, / Brandish your weapons!"
New Fiction in Translation: ‘The Illusion of Sea’
"The place was choking, and it will always be."
New Short Fiction: ‘Our Offering,’ by Amgad ElSabban
"Magdy’s gaze fell by accident on a tiny ad written in fine print in the bottom corner of one of the pages of a local newspaper."
New Fiction in Translation: ‘Naked Robot’
"Yet none of us could object, as that was the way things were; these were the laws of our society, and we were completely satisfied with them. I didn't know whether we had a choice in this satisfaction, but I didn't like to tire my mind thinking about it."
Upcoming Poetry Translation Centre Workshop, Focus: Mostafa Ibrahim
Places are limited, so organizers ask that those who book arrange to attend both sessions: Tuesday March 16 and Tuesday 23, from 18:30-20:00 GMT.
Salah Jahin’s ‘Cigarette Ash’
"And here I am, aimlessly wandering the streets / As the night weighs long and dark upon the land and I."
Sawiris Shortlist for Established Writers, Announcement of Winners Delayed
On Sunday, the Sawiris Foundation announced that the ceremony for this year's Sawiris Cultural Award -- usually a major event on January's literary calendar -- will be pushed back to April. Organizers also published shortlists for several more categories, including the novel and short-story collection categories for established writers.
‘Awlad al-Nas’: Transforming our View of Mamluk Egypt
Awlad al-Nas (literally Children of the People) offers insight into Egyptians’ lives during the Mamluk period (1250–1517), which played a key role in Egypt’s history.
Sherin Younis on Motherhood, Dreams, and ‘A Fish in Search of Its Limbs’
"Nobody has the power to impose a limit on the madness of dreams and their ideas, and consequently nobody can judge you for that."
Friday Finds: 5 New Translations of Iman Mersal
"Marrying a piano player / is different from marrying a sailor."
Organizers Announce ‘Emerging Writer’ Shortlists for 2020 Sawiris Cultural Awards
Winners of the Sawiris Prize are expected to be announced at a ceremony at the Cairo Opera House in January 2021.
Egyptian Novelist Bahaa Abdelmegid Dies after Complications from Covid-19
"Abdelmegid died on Sunday evening at the Ain Shams Field Hospital."
