Coming in December: Hussein Barghouthi’s Autobiographical ‘The Blue Light,’ Two Iraqi Novels, & More
This month: four new translations of Arabic novels from Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq.
Dunya Mikhail
The DC Arab Literature Festival: Narrating the Middle East
“Narrating the Middle East” is an exciting virtual Arab literary festival taking place on Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday May 18, 2022.
Writing it Twice Is the New Original
This is part of a special section on self-translation. By Dunya Mikhail Writing a poem is exploring a new world, and the first feeling that usually accompanies it is doubt. […]
Special Section: On Self-translation
In this special section on self-translation, authors and author-translators Mona Kareem, Khalid Lyamlahy, Deena Mohamed, Dunya Mikhail, and Ali Shakir reflect on what it means to transport their own writing from one of their languages to another.
Symposium on Translation and the Making of Arab American Community
This Symposium on Translation and the Making of Arab American Community will include a panel featuring Khaled Mattawa, Fady Joudah, and Dunya Mikhail as well as a reading by Dunya Mikhail.
Virtual Poetry Reading/Talk by Dunya Mikhail
Iraqi poet and writer Dunya Mikhail will give a virtual poetry reading/talk in Arabic on July 29 on the topic of “الكتابة الابداعية شعرا وسردا”.
BILA HUDOOD: These Literary Truths
With the innovative projects like the Kayfa Ta (“How To”) series and a number of poets turning to long-form prose, there has been a new wave of Arabic literary nonfiction […]
‘BILA HUDOOD: Arabic Literature Everywhere’ Announces Schedule of Events
‘BILA HUDOOD: Arabic Literature Everywhere,’ an inaugural online literary festival funded by the Royal Society of Literature, is pleased to announce out full schedule of events, set for July 9-11.
IPAF Judging Chair Announces 2021 Shortlist ‘Rivaling the Best Books of the Prize’
In the video, judging chair Chawki Bazih said that although there the novels submitted to the prize were fewer in number than in previous years, they were of a high quality, “rivaling the best books of the prize since its inception.”
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