Excerpt from Ibrahim Aslan’s ‘Two-bedroom Apartment: A Domestic Series’
This month, Aslan would’ve been eighty.
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Bashkatib: Helping Egyptian Teens to Publish Their Own Newspapers
“The idea is to initiate media outlets that are run by youth in their communities. They publish news and stories in printed publications, which they then distribute for free in their neighborhoods.”
Ahmed Mourad on Adapting Books to Film: Examine the Text ‘And Have a Conversation with It. Bargain.’
To adapt a work to film “requires courage and some literary slyness. One must examine his text and have a conversation with it. Bargain.”
Yemenis, Eritreans, Libyans: Apply for ‘Culture in Defiance’ Grants
The Prince Claus Fund has announced that it’s accepting project proposals for its Cultural Defiance Fund from the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Libya, and Yemen.
Why the International Prize for Arabic Fiction Controversies? ‘People Like To Talk a Lot’
“Just as the prize promotes a work, it can promote some negativity.”
Shubbak 2015: First Events on Sale, Including Opera Based on ‘Cities of Salt’
Shubbak — London’s “window” on contemporary Arab culture — has revealed part of its 2015 lineup, which includes four scenes from a new opera based on Abdelrahman Munif’s seminal novel.
State of the Disciplines: Reading Arabic in Academia
The American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) is currently assembling a 2014-2015 “State of the Discipline” report. According to Waïl S. Hassan, writing in that report, 2014-2015 marks the first time Arabic comes […]
Gazan Writer Atef Abu Saif Wins London Residency
Acclaimed novelist Atef Abu Saif — who is shortlisted for this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction — has been selected as the winner of a new summer residency: The London-based “Arab […]
Booze, Tragedy, and Satire: Why ‘Beer in the Snooker Club’ Shares Shelf Space With ‘1984’
“It is hardly surprising that ‘Beer in the Snooker Club’ is recently to be found in many Egyptian bookstores next to Orwell’s ‘1984’ and ‘Animal Farm’.”