Update: Poet Dareen Tatour Released, Will Continue House Arrest at Home
“But after a prolonged drama in the Nazareth court the result was that Dareen was arrested and returned to prison. “
Poetry
Sunday Submissions: A Call for Stories from All Over Asia, At Its ‘Most Inclusive Best’
“We very much want to include stories from all over Asia in its most inclusive best.”
New Poems by Dareen Tatour, Under House Arrest in Israel
They signed on my behalf
And turned me into
A file, forgotten
Like cigarette butts.
Make Noise & Beauty on July 28, a Day of Creativity for Ashraf Fayadh
“Let us be loud enough that he hears us.”
Sunday Submissions: Literary Magazines Looking for Translations in July
Magazines looking for literary translations and multi-lingual texts this month.
Friday Films: ‘The Water Carrier is Dead’ and ‘Land of Hypocrisy,’ Based on Novels by Yusuf al-Sibai
The 1977 film was directed by Salah Abu Seif and won “Best Film of the Year” from the Egyptian Film Association.
Spotifying Arabic Literature: Creating a Soundtrack to Your Intro to Arabic Literature Syllabus
“Thus, over the course of a semester, students will collaboratively create a playlist of songs for each text along with an archived series of their own literary analysis (searchable via tweets and hashtag). “
Renaissance in Four Voices: Four Women Writers Celebrated in Beirut
“He shifted about, lifted his head tepidly, and pitched it inside my neck, whispering that I was his feral cat, roaming city streets leading to the sea, wandering in the rain through the mud and the biting cold, and coming back to him at night wet, hungry, and in search of warmth.”
Friday Films: ‘The Open Door,’ Based on a Novel by Latifa Zayyat
“It’s set during al-Zayyat’s first political awakening, in the decade post-WWII.”