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.
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 […]
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 on topics related to literary translation on May 23, 2023! Panels include "The Power of Literary Awards to Expand Readership", "Partnering for Success: Translators & […]
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 freedom of speech in a religiously conservative country. In An Unlasting Home, Mai Al-Nakib imagines an alternative reality where this law comes to pass. […]
Sarah Riggs curates our 138th Wednesday Poetry Reading with Sara Elkamel, Safaa Fathy, Ghazal Mosadeq, and Aya Nabih
Join author Sherif Meleka and ArabLit's M Lynx Qualey to discuss Meleka's "Suleiman's Ring."
Ann Morgan, Diane Samuels, Rodaan Al Galidi and Haitham Hussein talk about writing about migration, and how storytelling can connect us.
When Disability collides with economic, social and political struggle, how can the arts, coaching and leadership theory inspire and instil a different reality for Deaf and Disabled leaders?
The Shubbak Festival will commune in this virtual conversation, to centre Disabled artists and cultural practitioners from Jordan and Palestine as they discuss the challenges and opportunities of living and working at the intersection of Disability and geo-political instability.
