Mizna 22.1 Virtual Launch
Join Mizna in launching the summer 2021 issue of their magazine, featuring readings by Hassan Saby, Maya Salameh, Nardine Taleb and Rania Mamoun.
9 events found.
Events
-
-
-
Frankfurt Book Fair Livestream: Untapped Potential of Arabic Literature
While more writing from across the Arab world is being translated into other languages, a vast number of classics and modern works of Arabic literature remain untranslated. Our panel of experts on Arabic literature explores the reasons why many great Arabic writers are not yet translated, what makes Arabic literature so rich and varied, and which writers they believe deserve more international attention. They also explore how publishers and readers can get to know the deep canon of great works from the diverse Arab world. Hosted by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and Publishing Perspectives.
-
Book Discussion: ‘Guapa’ by Saleem Haddad
Join MENAWAPoco's book club discussion on Saleem Haddad's 'Guapa'.
-
SWAYING BODIES: A Conversation with Ahmed Abdul-Halim & Dima Daly
Join this discussion hosted by MENA Prison Forum on "Swaying Bodies", a novella by Ahmed Abdul-Halim, with illustrations by Dima Daly.
-
Mini Symposium on Arabic Literature in Translation
This mini symposium proposes to investigate modern Arabic literature in translation. The translation of Arabic texts has a complicated history, incorporating publishers’ reticence to publish translations, politics, gender, as well as difficulties of situating Arabic literature within the all-encompassing world literature.
-
Frankfurt Book Fair Livestream: Publishing Arab Literature – Difficulties and Experiences from a Publisher’s Perspective
Lena Bopp discusses the challenges of publishing Arabic literature and other issues with Rasha al Ameer, Piero Salabè and Yasmina Jraissati at Frankfurt Book Fair.
-
Frankfurt Book Fair Livestream: It’s only a children’s book – The complexity of the supposedly simple
A panel on the translation of The Lilac Girl by Ibtisam Barakat from Arabic into German, with Ibtisam Barakat, Suleman Taufiq, and Madjid Mohit.
-
Minor Detail: A Salon in Honor of Adania Shibli
In this talk, Adania Shibli will be joined by Layli Long Soldier and Madeleine Thien to discuss Shibli's haunting novel, Minor Detail.
-
Villainy: A Mizna Community Reading and Conversation
Join Mizna in celebrating "Villainy" with a virtual event ft. Andrea Abi-Karam, Elmaz Abinaber, Romaissa Benzizoune, Tarik Dobbs + Nour Kamel.