Professor Hammad discusses the life and legacy of Layla Murad, one of the most beloved and remembered Arab singing stars in the twentieth century, to analyze politics of sexuality, ethnicity, socio-cultural interaction between Muslims and Jews, and the crucial role popular culture played in constructing an exclusive Arab-Islamic Egyptian identity. Born into a Jewish family […]
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 […]
This panel will discuss contemporary Arabic literature and literary translation published in the last dozen years, particularly following the onset of the ‘Arab Spring’. Distinguished international writers, translators and researchers within the Arabic literary (translation) field will discuss and reflect on recent developments as well as publishing trends and practices. The panel will situate these […]
Lancaster Uni's MENAWA Book Club will have their first meeting of the fall season on October 20, 5 pm UK time, to discuss Noor Naga's If An Egyptian Cannot Speak […]
Writers, translators and editors celebrate new writing from Palestine. Featuring Maya Abu Al-Hayyat, Marcia Lynx Qualey, Alice Youssef, Sonia Nimr, Sawad Hussain, Jehan Bseiso, Louis Allday, Suchitra Vijayan, Meg Arenberg and Bhakti Shringarpure. Books in focus include You Can Be The Last Leaf by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat translated by Fady Joudah, Thunderbird II by Sonia Nimr translated by Marcia Lynx […]
Georgetown's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies is hosting a book talk with Yasmin El-Rifae to mark the launch of Radius, which tells the story of those Egyptians who organised to intervene in cases of sexual violence against protesters.
Online readings from Najwan Darwish and Salim Barakat, shortlisted for the Sarah Maguire Prize 2022.
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She'll read poems & be in conversation with poet Deema Shehabi.
The new event series ‘AGYA Literary Salon’ hosts both established and emerging Arab and German authors to discuss their literary careers, visions, and latest works. The Salon especially aims to introduce new literary talents and unknown texts to the public, presenting new thoughts, expressing human values, and providing a source for inspiration The fourth Salon […]
