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SUMMARY:Translating the Nights with Yasmine Seale
DESCRIPTION:Join Evenings with an Author (in person and online*) to discuss a new translation of the Arabian Nights by award-winning poet and translator Yasmine Seale. \nA cornerstone of world literature and a monument to the power of storytelling\, the Arabian Nights has inspired countless authors\, from Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe to Naguib Mahfouz\, Clarice Lispector\, and Angela Carter. Now\, in this lavishly designed and illustrated edition of The Annotated Arabian Nights the acclaimed literary historian Paulo Lemos Horta and brilliant poet and translator Yasmine Seale present a new selection of tales from the Nights\, featuring treasured original stories as well as later additions including “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” and “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves\,” definitively bringing the Nights into the twenty-first century. \nAlthough readers have long been enchanted by the legendary tales\, the English-speaking world has relied on dated translations by Richard Burton\, Edward Lane\, and other nineteenth-century adventurers. Seale’s distinctly contemporary and lyrical translations – working from both Arabic and French sources – break decisively with this masculine dynasty\, stripping away the deliberate exoticism of Orientalist renderings and bringing an urgency to Shahrazad’s voice. \nYasmine Seale is a British-Syrian writer and literary translator. Her essays\, poetry\, visual art\, and translations from Arabic and French have appeared widely — in Harper’s\, the Paris Review\, the Times Literary Supplement\, Apollo and elsewhere. Her first translated book\, Aladdin\, came out from W. W. Norton in 2018. Seale’s work has received a PEN America Literary Grant and the Wasafiri New Writing Prize for Poetry. \n*The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (Seale will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nRegistration required. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/translating-the-nights-with-yasmine-seale/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211202T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211202T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221059
CREATED:20211115T163351Z
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SUMMARY:Bethlehem Cultural Festival: Writing of Palestinian Fiction
DESCRIPTION:How do authors write in English about Palestine? How can they reach a global audience? Ahmed Masoud\, Selma Dabbagh\, Nayrouz Qarmout and Naema Aldaqsha discuss their work from London and Gaza.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/bethlehem-cultural-festival-writing-of-palestinian-fiction/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T140000
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CREATED:20210901T114619Z
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SUMMARY:Gastropolitics\, Gastropoetics: Celebrating Radical Cookbooks
DESCRIPTION:A cookbook is not just a cookbook. Join us for a celebration of five exciting new books that use recipes to revolutionize our relationship to cooking and eating. \nFeaturing: \nSUMAC: Recipes and Stories from Syria by Anas Atassi (2020) \nDECOLONIZE YOUR DIET: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing by Luz Calvo & Catriona Rueda Esquibel (2016) \nARAB FAIRY TALE FEASTS: A Literary Cookbook by Karim Alrawi. Illustrated by Nahid Kazemi. Recipes by Sobhi and Tamam al-Zobaidi & Karim Alwawi (2021) \nThe Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley (2017) \nEVA PENDAELI’S ORIGINAL TANZANIA COOKBOOK by Eva Pendaeli-Sarakikya (2019) \nConversations will be hosted by Anny Gaul\, M. Lynx Qualey\, Meg Arenberg and Bhakti Shringarpure.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/gastropolitics-gastropoetics-celebrating-radical-cookbooks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211205T200000
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CREATED:20211117T200659Z
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SUMMARY:Beidth al Tbeet: Deconstructing the political history of an Iraqi Jewish meal
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, siblings Sam and Annabel Rabiyah\, will uplift stories of cultural displacement\, untold political memory\, and anti-Zionist resistance through an Iraqi-Jewish lens. The workshop will lead participants through an interactive cooking demonstration for Beidth al Tbeet (“eggs overnight”)\, a dish traditionally served in Iraq for Shabbat brunch. Woven into the cooking demonstration will be a conversation of the political and cultural history of the dish\, and what it means for this Iraqi meal to have been co-opted and rebranded as Israeli fast food. Participants are invited to cook alongside the presenters; you will receive a list of ingredients after registering. There will be time for Q&A and open discussion at the end.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/beidth-al-tbeet-deconstructing-the-political-history-of-an-iraqi-jewish-meal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211212T130000
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SUMMARY:Adabiyat Book Club: 'The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga' by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
DESCRIPTION:For December\, Adabiyat Book Club is excited to feature a novel from Mauritania: The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga by Mohamedou Ould Slahi and Larry Siems. DM @__adabiyat__ on Twitter or Instagram to join.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/adabiyat-book-club-the-actual-true-story-of-ahmed-and-zarga-by-mohamedou-ould-slahi/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211214
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CREATED:20211202T074901Z
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SUMMARY:Trans/Formations of Arabic Literary Theory: Prospects and Limits
DESCRIPTION:Conference hosted by Columbia University’s Arabic Studies Seminar\, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society\, Sheikh Zayed Book Award\, and Brill Academic Publishers \nIn Memory of Jaroslav Stetkevych \nHosted at Columbia University’s Faculty House and available virtually for all. \nA PDF copy of the program is linked here. Registration links for all talks and panels can be found here. \nSpeakers and panelists include Muhsin J. al-Musawi\, Choukri Mabkhout\, Michael Sells\, Roger Allen\, Tahera Qutbuddin\, Bilal Orfali\, Emily Drumsta\, Wen-Chin Ouyang\, and Suzanne Stetkevych\, among many others.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/trans-formations-of-arabic-literary-theory-prospects-and-limits/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211216T100000
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CREATED:20211210T075209Z
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SUMMARY:New Frontiers for Arabic Literature & Translation
DESCRIPTION:This special event taking place as part of the Dubai Expo is for literary translators\, publishers\, writers and other professionals involved in Arabic literature and translation. \nExpert speakers from the UK and the UAE will explore and analyse the contemporary translation scene from a range of international and professional perspectives. Publishers and literature professionals involved in translation from Arabic into English and English into Arabic will offer insight into the opportunities and challenges they face in platforming new work and reaching their readerships. \nWe will examine the opportunities for Arabic literature in translation in the publishing marketplace\, consider the challenges faced by practitioners when seeking outlets for their work\, and examine how developmental models can both support translators in their creative practice and open up professional networks. The speakers will reflect on recent changes in how Arabic literature is received\, celebrated and platformed\, and consider where current trends may lead us in the years to come. \nThe panel is divided into two parts: The Business of Translation and Nurturing a Developmental Landscape. \nPart 1: The Business of Translation  \nModerated by Sawad Hussain (in-person) \nSpeakers: \n– Ahmed Al Ali\, Managing Editor\, Kalimat \n– Juliet Mabey\, Publisher\, Oneworld Publications (remote) \n– Mayada Ibrahim\, Translator (remote) \nBreak  \nPart 2: Nurturing a Developmental Landscape  \nModerated by Sawad Hussain (in-person) \nSpeakers: \n– Ahlam Balooki\, Director\, Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (in-person) \n– Najwa Bin Shatwan\, Writer (in person) \n– Katharine Halls\, Translator (remote) \n– Will Mackie\, Senior Programme Manager\, New Writing North (remote speaker) \nRead more about the speakers here.  \n  \nThis event will be of interest to students\, translators\, academics\, curators\, cultural policy makers\, and anyone with an interest in the business of how literature travels from one language to another. \nThis event has been curated by New Writing North\, a UK-based literature development agency\, working with the British Council. The event is funded by the British Council.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/new-frontiers-for-arabic-literature-translation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211216T200000
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SUMMARY:What Does It Take to Translate the Intangible?
DESCRIPTION:Much of what translators work on doesn’t involve “meaning” in the dictionary sense. How do practitioners handle intangibles like rhyme\, alliteration and assonance\, naturalness\, concision\, and other elements of both poetic and prose texts? The lyrical force and emotional impact of many texts require acrobatic feats to successfully exist in multiple languages. Kareem James Abu-Zeid and Alta L. Price will explore approaches to prioritizing what’s most important when honing the vision for your translation. \nThe Literary Translation Clinics are held monthly and hosted by members of the translator collective\, Cedilla & Co. Each one-hour clinic will feature a presentation or conversation followed by a Q&A. Attendees are encouraged to bring questions from their own practice.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/what-does-it-take-to-translate-the-intangible/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211218T210000
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CREATED:20211210T074730Z
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SUMMARY:EVE — A Poetry Performance Project by Fargo Tbakhi and George Abraham
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of poetry and performance art with Fargo Tbakhi and George Abraham! This event will showcase work from the local community\, featuring work composed in George and Fargo’s Exploring Poetry through Performance Workshop. Thereafter\, Fargo and George will perform\, for the first time ever\, an excerpt from their residency project: EVE — A Palestinian Necropastoral\, a re-imagining of Milton’s Paradise Lost through the lens of Palestinian liberation. \nThis is a hybrid performance. In-person participants will attend at The Annex @ AANM and virtual participants will attend via online livestream. All AANM guests are required to show proof of full vaccination\, remain masked\, and fill out a health screening form upon check-in in order to attend this event. \nFor questions\, e-mail Kathryn Grabowski at KGrabowski@accesscommunity.org. \n  \nFargo Nissim Tbakhi is a queer Palestinian American performance artist and writer. He is the winner of the Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Prize\, a Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee\, and a Taurus. He has received fellowships from Rhizome DC\, VisArts\, Desert Nights Rising Stars\, Halcyon Arts Lab\, Mosaic Theater\, and RAWI. His writing appears in Foglifter\, Mizna\, Peach Mag\, Apex Magazine\, Strange Horizons\, the Shallow Ends\, Prolit\, and select bags of Nomadic Grounds Coffee. His performance work has been programmed at OUTsider Fest\, INTER-SECTION Solo Fest\, the Rachel Corrie Foundation’s Shuruq Festival\, the Alwun House Monster’s Ball\, Mosaic Theater\, and has been supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts. \nGeorge Abraham is a Palestinian American poet\, writer\, and engineer who was born and raised on unceded Timucuan lands (Jacksonville\, FL). His debut poetry collection Birthright (Button Poetry) won the Arab American Book Award and the Big Other Book Award\, and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. He is a board member for the Radius of Arab American Writers\, and recipient of fellowships from The Boston Foundation\, and Kundiman. His poetry and nonfiction have appeared in The Nation\, The Paris Review\, The American Poetry Review\, Mizna\, and elsewhere. A graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard University\, Abraham is currently a Litowitz MFA+MA Candidate in poetry at Northwestern University.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/eve-a-poetry-performance-project-by-fargo-tbakhi-and-george-abraham/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20211222T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Qatar:20211222T183000
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Arab Immigrants and the American Dream
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the Qatar-United States Year of Culture 2021\, Qatar National Library will host the exhibition “Arab Immigrants in the US: Pursuing the American Dream”\, which deals with the history of Arab immigrants to the US in several different areas. In this panel discussion\, which is held on the sidelines of the Exhibition\, our speakers will highlight several important contexts of Arab-American history: history and characteristics of immigration\, Arab and American culture and integration between them\, and Arab-American literature and its importance in reflecting the actual conditions of Arab society in the U.S. \nPanel moderator: Maryam Almutawa\, Head of Collection Access\, Distinctive Collections\, Qatar National Library \nSpeakers: \nDr. Akram Khater\, Professor of History\, North Carolina State University\, Director of the Khayrallah Center of Lebanese Diaspora Studies \nDr. Wail S. Hassan Director\, Professor of Comparative Literature and English\, University of Illinois\, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies \nLaila Lalami\, Arab-American novelist \nThe event will be conducted online via Zoom. \nDate: 22 December 2021 \nTime: 5:00 – 6:30 PM \nLanguage: Arabic with simultaneous interpretation in English
URL:https://arablit.org/event/panel-discussion-arab-immigrants-and-the-american-dream/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211227T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T221059
CREATED:20211209T065316Z
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SUMMARY:YouTube Livestream with Kevin Blankinship on Classical Arabic Poetry
DESCRIPTION:As part of their series on classical Arabic poetry\, the Abbasid History Podcast will host a YouTube livestream with Dr. Kevin Blankinship on December 27th.
URL:https://arablit.org/event/youtube-livestream-with-kevin-blankinship-on-classical-arabic-poetry/
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