Poetry

According to The National, judge Shereen Abu El Naga, an Egyptian writer and professor, resigned from the panel Wednesday, when the shortlist was released. Dr. Abu el Naga reportedly told […]

Abdo Khal began his life in a small farming village in southern Saudi Arabia. It was after his father died that he moved to Jeddah. Later, his mother sent him […]

When the list of IPAF (or “Arabic Booker”) nominees was released Dec. 15, several reporters noted that “Mansoura Ez-eldin is the only female nominee.” This is certainly true–and it’s something […]

Two new works of Iraqi lit—one a collection of poetry, one a book of short stories—have come out this fall from small indie presses in the U.K. (There’s also a […]

I came across this somewhat strange headline in Bikya Masr. Certainly, five or ten years ago I would have cheered it—oorah, more Darwish in English! But, these days, poet-translator Fady […]

Google is such a strange thing: You can find out about Allen’s 2010 summer seminar through a letter to his colleagues.  Allen has been in the Arab-lit field since the […]

Fiction Cairo Swan Song, Mekkawi Said. This book was shortlisted for the Arabic Booker in 2007-2008; Said has said in part because of a blog campaign for the book. I […]