Basima al-Enezi

Reviews Alia Farid, Amira Behbehani, Basima al-Enezi, Bassam Almusallam, Bothayna al-Essa, Estabraq Ahmad, Faisal Albebainy, Farah K. Behbehani, Ghadah Alkandari, Homoud Alshaiyje, Hooda Shawa Qaddumi, Jassim al-Shammarie, Khalid al-Nashrallah, Lara Albast, Maia Tabet, Mohammed Alkandari, Nariman Youssef, Nasser al-Dhafiri, Sami Mohammad, Sawad Hussain, Sulaiman al-Shatti;, The Common, Thuraya al-Baqsami, Zahra Marwan

‘The Common’ Issue 25 Launches Today with Kuwait Special Section

May 8, 2023

The Amherst, USA-based literary magazine The Common today launches its 25th issue, which features a special section of short stories and art from Kuwait.

POETRY

New and featured poetry in translation.

FICTION

Short fiction from the Maghreb and Mashreq.

INTERVIEWS

Talks with authors, translators, publishers, & more.

ON TRANSLATION

Reflections on the art and craft of translation.

FOR TRANSLATORS

Resources for translators working between Arabic and English.

Reviews

A look at Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

From the Quarterly

Featured poetry, fiction, and essays from our magazine.

Podcast

Listen to the latest from BULAQ, an Arabic books-centric podcast.

Lit Lists

Listicles of bilingual books, medieval poems, short-short stories and more.