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This year, International Prize for Arabic Fiction organizers stress that the judges — whose names will not be revealed until the shortlist comes out January 9 — “did not allow […]

I have no idea how to turn off this site for a day, nor do I really know how to make a proper image, but since I’m a member of […]

Today is opening day for The Archive (@TheArchiveDubai) a new library and meet-up space in Dubai.  In a recent piece in The National, Egyptian novelist Nasser Iraq “Extols the Literary Potential of Dubai,” […]

On December 6, Banipal will host an informal discussion evening with Iraqi novelist and poet Fadhil al-Azzawi. The discussion will be held at the Library and Meeting Room of the Arab British Centre and will […]

The longlist for the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is set to be announced on December 6. One might well expect the judges to have put their finger […]

Today, a court in Qatar sentenced Mohamed ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami to life in prison, probably for his “Jasmine Poem.” The charges, according to Reuters (via al-Ajami’s lawyer), were “incitement to overthrow […]

I’m having a hard time unpacking this text, but Issandr Amrani says perhaps Pres. Morsi is calling the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court a monkey. Update: The brilliant Issandr has […]

If you’re the holiday gift-buying sort, well, I’m sure your loved ones would appreciate a good book:

A forthcoming (December, insha’allah) issue of American Book Review will have a focus on Arab-American literature, curated by poet Philip Metres.