‘The Silent Poets’: Three Poems by Da’ad Haddad
The iconic Syrian poet Da’ad Haddad (1937-1991) was known by fellow Syrian artists in her lifetime, but — as Ibtihal Rida Mahmood wrote in a profile of the poet — […]
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Khadija Marouazi’s ‘History of Ash,’ Alawiya Sobh’s ‘This Thing Called Love’ Shortlisted for EBRD Prize
MARCH 19, 2024 — Organizers today announced the shortlist of the 2024 EBRD Literature Prize. The annual prize has somewhat unusual criteria, in that they award translated literary fiction from […]
‘One Book, Many Communities’ 2024 Read: Mosab Abu Toha’s ‘Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear’
By ArabLit Staff Librarians and Archivists with Palestine — a network of self-defined librarians, archivists, and information workers in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for self-determination — have announced that […]
Short Stories by 10 Palestinian Women, in English Translation
By ArabLit Staff The history of the Palestinian short story in Arabic is marked by many women writers, from the innovative works of mid-century authors like Samira Azzam (1927-1967); to, […]
Marilyn Booth’s Translation of Jan Dost’s ‘Safe Corridor’ Wins Inaugural Bait AlGhasham DarArab Translation Prize
FEBRUARY 26, 2024 — Organizers today announced that the first-ever Bait AlGhasham DarArab Translation Prize, an international award for the translation of Arabic literature into English, goes to Marilyn Booth’s translation […]
Three 2024 Collections of New Poetry with and from Gaza
Three new poetry collections gather work mostly written in the final months of 2023. Out now, from the Publishers for Palestine collective, is Poems for Palestine, a free booklet of […]
Two Palestinian Novels Make 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s 6-Book Shortlist
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 — The shortlist of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction was announced today, at a press conference in Riyadh. The six-book shortlist was announced by this […]
Magdy Naguib Dies at 87
FEBRUARY 7, 2024 — The Egyptian Society of Authors and Composers today announced the death of the poet and children’s book author Magdy Naguib, after a recent struggle with illness. […]
‘All Rights Reserved to the People of Palestine’: Collecting & Translating Words Written in the Face of Genocide
Special to ArabLit Passages Through Genocide (gazapassages.com) is an online project that collates and disseminates texts written by Gazans living through the current Israeli assault. Conceived and run by an anonymous […]