Writing Fiction in the Arab World Today
Bilal Orfali interviews the Lebanese novelist Rachid El Daif about current challenges and the future of Arabic novels for the AGYA alumni lecture series.
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Times of War – A Conversation with Hoda Barakat
AGYA alumnus Prof. Dr. Bilal Orfali interviews the Lebanese novelist Hoda Barakat.
Trans/Formations of Arabic Literary Theory: Prospects and Limits
Join this (virtual) conference on Arabic literary theory, hosted at Columbia University.
Bilal Orfali: “Islamic Law in Literature: Case Studies from Tanukhī (d. 384/994) and Hamadhanī (d. 398/1008)”
Bilal Orfali will be giving the DVP Bayard Dodge Lectures for Spring 2022, with the first of these titled "Islamic Law in Literature: Case Studies from Tanukhī (d. 384/994) and Hamadhanī (d. 398/1008)."
Bilal Orfali: Walking in the Steps of Poets: Courtly Themes in Early Sufism
As the second lecture of the DVP Bayard Dodge Sprin 2022 Lecture series, Bilal Orfali will give a talk in Arabic on "Walking in the Steps of Poets: Courtly Themes in Early Sufism."
AGYA Salon with Fadhil al-Azzawi − Literature, Politics, and Experience
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 AGYA Literary […]
Adab Colloquium: The Maqāmāt of Badīʿ al-Zamān al-Hamadhānī: Authorship, Texts, and Contexts
Join the Adab Colloquium for a book talk with Bilal Orfali and Maurice A. Pomerantz moderated by Sara bin Tyeer and Matthew Keegan. Book Description: Through investigations of the manuscripts, […]