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‘When Darkness Falls’: On the Shortened, Brilliant Life of Iraqi Author Hayat Sharara

‘When Darkness Falls’: On the Shortened, Brilliant Life of Iraqi Author Hayat Sharara

New in Translation: A Story from ‘Bed for the King’s Daughter’

New in Translation: A Story from ‘Bed for the King’s Daughter’

Monday Poetry: Ghareeb Iskander’s ‘Great Perplexity’

Monday Poetry: Ghareeb Iskander’s ‘Great Perplexity’

December 29, 2020 mlynxqualey Syria

Syrian Actor, Writer, and Director Hatem Ali Dies at 58

Renowned Syrian director, actor, screenwriter, and author Hatem Ali died of a heart attack on Tuesday at the age of 58.

December 29, 2020December 23, 2020 mlynxqualey music, Sudan

Awad Ahmoudi, Oud Virtuoso

"In the last century, the oud has greatly contributed to the reformulation of the relationship between poetry and music."

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 mlynxqualey historical novel, Saudi

Novelist Ashraf Fagih on Dracula, Fibonacci, and the Connections Between Historical Fiction and Sci Fi

"A Portrait of the Void is a novel to be expected on Arabic prize lists next year. Meantime, Alfagih answers a few questions about what brought him to writing this novel, the surprises from his research, and who should play Fibonacci in the film."

December 27, 2020December 22, 2020 mlynxqualey submissions

Sunday Submissions: Long-form Journalism & Multimedia Projects on the Levant

They write that ArtsEverywhere compensates writers and artists "generously and above market average."

December 26, 2020December 23, 2020 mlynxqualey Tunisia

Fathia Debech’s Katara Prize-winning ‘Melanin’: A Look at Racism and Identity

With her debut novel, Tunisian author and translator Fathia Debech won a prestigious Katara Prize for the Arabic Novel.

December 25, 2020December 22, 2020 mlynxqualey poetry

Christmas-day Gift: 8 Poets Translated by Yasmine Seale, Online

It is the ArabLit tradition to share a curated list of poems on Christmas Day.

December 24, 2020December 23, 2020 mlynxqualey Palestine, translation, Uncategorized

A Search for Beauty and Appreciation: Kay Heikkinen on Translating ‘Velvet’

" I will never look at rain the same way I used to; the author talks about it as if it were a living being with a will, attacking the earth, and how it has an effect on the streets."

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 mlynxqualey ArabLit Quarterly, Egypt

Sherin Younis on Motherhood, Dreams, and ‘A Fish in Search of Its Limbs’

"Nobody has the power to impose a limit on the madness of dreams and their ideas, and consequently nobody can judge you for that."

December 22, 2020December 21, 2020 mlynxqualey Qatar, translation

Winners Announced: 2020 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation

"This round -- the prize's sixth -- awarded translations between Arabic and seven different languages: English, Persian, Pashto, Bengali, Swedish, Korean and Hausa."

December 21, 2020December 20, 2020 mlynxqualey poetry

Abdallah Zrika’s ‘Funeral of the Snow Grenade’

"A dead language in the throat of a dead poet. Assassins only wait for the day of the feast. Cemeteries are only full of white beds."

December 20, 2020December 17, 2020 mlynxqualey submissions

Sunday Submissions: Writing Sabbaticals for Arab Authors

"This grant is targeted at published authors working on a new piece, who are in need of time to focus."

December 19, 2020December 17, 2020 mlynxqualey Bulaq

Holiday Bulaq: ‘One Thousand and One Dreams’

Yasmine is at work on a fresh translation of the Thousand and One Nights, and she reads an excerpt from her work-in-progress during the episode.

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