For the Love of Translation: Reflections on the War of Words
Join trace press & Dalaala as they celebrate the art & politics of translating Arabic poetry into English. trace: translating ARABIC was a 2 part series of workshops organized by […]
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Narrating Incarceration and the Art of Resistance
This panel aims to address the question of how resistance and trauma are conceived and practiced in prison literature in North Africa in the years leading to and following the Arab Uprisings of 2010-2011. Speakers: Yosra Amraoui holds a PhD in English Language, Literature and Civilization from the University of Manouba, Tunisia. She teaches at […]
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The Gifts of Movement | Transformative Migrations in the Digital Age: Saïd Khatibi and Amara Lakhous in conversation with Alexander Elinson
Saïd Khatibi is a novelist, travel writer, translator, and cultural journalist, born in 1984 in Bou Saâda, Algeria. He writes in Arabic and French and translates between both. He has a BA in French Literature from the University of Algiers and an MA in Cultural Studies from the Sorbonne. Sarajevo Firewood is his third novel […]
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Book Launch: Mona Kareem’s ‘I Will Not Fold These Maps,’ Tr. Sara Elkamel
Join us for the launch of Mona Kareem's poetry collection *I WILL NOT FOLD THESE MAPS*, with Mona Kareem, translator Sara Elkamel, editor Nashwa Nasreldin, and hosted by ArabLit's M. Lynx Qualey. Co-organized by the Poetry Translation Centre and ArabLit, this will be an hour of brilliant poetry & vibrant discussion.
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WORK—a TMR Roundtable Conversation With 5 Writers
Join The Markaz Review for a spirited roundtable with Iason Athanasiadis • Ahmed Awadalla • Nashwa Nasreldin • Meera Santhanam • Anis Shivani & moderator Jordan Elgrably, in a conversation about work in journalism (Iason Athanasiadis on Al Jazeera), working in Cairo and Berlin (Ahmed Awadalla), working as an Arab Muslim woman in the UK […]
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ALTA’s Write the World: A Day of Translation
ALTA is excited to present Write the World: A Day of Translation! Connect with translators and translation enthusiasts from across the globe. Get ready for this day of virtual panels […]
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An Unlasting Home Author Mai Al-Nakib in Conversation with Katie Dancey-Downs
In 2013, Kuwait’s parliament authorised a law that made blasphemy a capital crime. Although this decision was successfully vetoed by the Emir of Kuwait, it highlighted the precarious sanctity of […]
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Arcs-in-the-Sky: 5 Intercultural Poets: A Rail Reading curated by Sarah Riggs
The Brooklyn RailSarah Riggs curates our 138th Wednesday Poetry Reading with Sara Elkamel, Safaa Fathy, Ghazal Mosadeq, and Aya Nabih