Amazon’s Kindle Now Supports Arabic
“Finally, my work will reach Arabic readers across the world,” said Ahlam Mosteghanemi.
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‘Banthology’: Seven Redefinitions
This collection does not, however, read as an attempt to show that Libyans, Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians, Somalis, Sudanese, and Yemenis eat, breathe, roll their eyes, and write poems just like the rest of us. (By Jim, they do!)
Finalists for 2018 Prix de la Littérature Arabe
Winning authors receive a 10,000 euro prize.
July 7: PalFest in London
“Participants are set to include former Palfestivians Maan Abu Taleb, Diana Buttu, William Dalrymple, Kassem Eid, Omar Robert Hamilton, Rachel Holmes, Hannah Khalil, Kareem Samara, Kamila Shamsie, Ahdaf Soueif and William Sutcliffe. Entry is free.”
Friday Finds: ‘If Gaza Were a Story’
“As I was growing up in the Gaza Strip, I was, like other Palestinians, fed with the narrative claiming that the Palestinian cause is central to the Muslim Ummah (community), that Palestine was in the thoughts and prayers of Muslims around the world.”
Arabic Literature and the Politics of Coffee: 3 Books
“The beverage is described as being the preferred drink of Sufis, implying that it has similar ecstasy-producing effects.”
Moroccan World Cup Team: 23 Writers
“Again, remember, writers must be living to play, so no Mohammed Choukri, Ahmed Bouanani, Muhammad Zafzaf, Mohamed Leftah, Driss Chraïbi, or Malika Moustadraf.”
9: Read a Book About Exile
For Refugee Week in the UK, organizers are asking people to do 20 Simple Acts to celebrate 20 years of Refugee Week. Number 9 is “Read a Book About Exile.”
Bulaq 16: Choose Your Team
“We spent some time with the collection Marrakech Noir, ed. Yassin Adnan, which is coming out from Akashic Books in August.”