‘Have You Seen Afifa, Have You Seen Latifa?’ Recovering History Through Folktales
Every year, we run a special holiday gift on December 25. This year, it’s an essay from our most popular edition, the ArabLit Quarterly FOLK issue,
Bahrain
Between Two Islands: Live
Between Two Islands is an evening of poetry and conversation, exploring the relationship between Bahrain, Britain and the British Bahrainis caught with a foot on either island, co-produced by guest editor of ALQ WINTER 2021, Ali Al-Jamri.
Rawan Maki’s ‘Waves of the Future’ / ‘أمواج المستقبل’
We “reclaim” land from water, taking back what was never given / We worship our own footsteps, replacing the water’s sheen
Remembering Bahraini Poet Ghazi Al-Haddad (1961-2021)
“If my tongue was cut, / let it grow back and call out ‘Jamri’”
On Revolution and Bahraini Poet Qassim Haddad
During the middle days of the Egyptian revolution, a group of 137 Bahraini writers, artists, and intellectuals issued a statement in solidarity with the Egyptians’ struggle for freedom and dignity.
One of the signatories, according to Bahrain’s Gulf Daily News, was celebrated Bahraini poet Qassim Haddad.