Dareen Tatour: ‘I Will Not Leave My Country’
“They signed for me
And turned me into
A file, forgotten”
Poetry
Rabai al-Madhoun’s ‘Destinies’ Wins 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
“Al-Madhoun, whose 2010 novel The Lady of Tel Aviv was also shortlisted for the IPAF, builds on the themes and characters of that earlier novel with Destinies.”
Friday Film: ‘For Bread Alone’
“‘For Bread Alone’ is based on the controversial, much-banned, landmark 1952 autobiographical novel by Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri.
Omani Writer Abdulla Habib Arrested and Detained, Possibly for Facebook Posts
“Hanashi said he believes the writer’s detention could be in relation to a series of Facebook posts he wrote regarding a rebellion in Oman that took place in the 1960s and 1970s.”
‘His Voice Really Speaks To Us Directly Now’: Tahera Qutbuddin on Translating Mutanabbi with the Library of Arabic Literature
“It’s a winning combination — the aesthetic qualities of his poetry are unmatched, and his life is also so interesting.”
Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour Reportedly Jailed, Prosecuted for Poem on Facebook
“The prosecution started its plea by calling the policeman who translated the “Qawem” poem to Hebrew to the stand. The scene was completely surreal.”
Why Iraqi Novelist Ali Bader Shifted Women’s Liberation to the Center of His Work
His interest shifted from the mechanisms of political reform to a social revolution. Women’s liberation, he said, “is at the heart” of this.
Saturday Submissions: ‘Islamicate SF’ Short Story Contest
“Submissions will be accepted through June 8, 2016.”