Next Week: Palestine Festival of Literature’s ‘How Empires End’
Palestine Festival of Literature is organizing an event next Wednesday “to hear from crucial voices about the ongoing war on Gaza and what we can do to stop it.” The […]
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Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize Announces 2023’s 7-book Shortlist
On December 1, the Banipal Trust for Arab Literature announced the 2023 shortlist for the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation. Judged by Ros Schwartz, Tony Calderbank, Sarah […]
#ReadPalestine Week Starts Today, With Free Ebooks from ‘Publishers for Palestine’
NOVEMBER 29, 2023 — With more than 30 books in nine languages, publishers from around the world have come together to support an international #ReadPalestine week, starting today. During this week, participating publishers, […]
24-hour Solidarity Reading in Support of Palestinian Writers
On Saturday, November 25th, 2023, writers from around the world will gather for a 24-hour online reading in support of Palestinian writers, Palestinian voices in diaspora, and their allies. The reading […]
Farewell to Mohammad Al-Amin
The Echoes of Struggle and Resilience: Sudanese Bid Farewell to Mohammad Al-Amin, Musical Maestro and Emotional Virtuoso By Lemya Shammat Born on February 20, 1943, in the heart of Wad […]
Update: Poet Mosab Abu Toha Released by Israeli Army in Gaza
NOVEMBER 21, 2023 — Multiple sources announced Tuesday afternoon that the Palestinian poet and essayist Mosab Abu Toha, who had been kidnapped by the Israeli Army in Gaza as he was fleeing […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces 2024 Longlists
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 — The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) today announced the 2024 longlists in several categories, including literature, young author, and children’s literature categories. They also announced the longlist […]
AlMultaqa Prize for Arabic Short Stories Announces 2024 Longlist
NOVEMBER 16, 2023 — The Kuwait-based AlMultaqa Prize for Arabic Short Stories has announced their ten-book longlist for the 2023-24 awards cycle. According to organizers, the ten books were selected from […]
Mohamed-Salah Omri to Lead a Series of Seminars on ‘Literary Palestine’
NOVEMBER 14, 2023 — Starting tomorrow, Mohamed-Salah Omri, Professor of modern Arabic literature at the University of Oxford, is set to lead and coordinate a series of online & in-person seminars […]