By Graham Liddell Words fail spectacularly in the shadow of 2,000 pound bombs. Palestinian author Anton Shammas recently described his own incapacity to respond in writing to the slaughter and […]
By Olivia Snaije Iraqi academic Hanan Jasim-Khammas was just 19 in 2004, when the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse came to light. Later, as a student of comparative literature, she became […]
You can also read an excerpt of the novel in Alex Elinson’s translation and listen to an episode of the BULAQ podcast that features novelist Said Khatibi, talking about this […]
By Melissa Krawczyk Ahmed Khaled Tawfik (أحمد خالد توفيق) was a prolific, celebrated, and beloved Egyptian author who wrote in both Egyptian and Classical Arabic. A trailblazing contemporary author of […]
Reviews by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, Ekram Abdelgawad, and Elisabet Risberg Translations from the Swedish by Shaun Whiteside, Faye Wikner, and Eva Apelqvist Palestinian picture books — like picture books in […]
By Olivia Snaije This is a story about many stories. It begins with the Nakba, occupation, and imprisonment, but it’s also about courageous publishers and an upcoming memoir, The Tale […]
By Leonie Rau In his new monograph Moroccan Other-Archives. History and Citizenship After State Violence, Brahim El Guabli explores the possibilities of recovering historical narratives in the absence of a […]
By M Lynx Qualey ……..They Fell Like Stars from the Sky & Other Stories ……..by Sheikha Helawy, translated by Nancy Roberts ……..Neem Tree Press, September 2023. Their bodies might be displaced, […]
The Amherst, USA-based literary magazine The Common today launches its 25th issue, which features a special section of short stories and art from Kuwait.
