New Poetry in Translation: Somaya Elsousi’s ‘Her Scent’
For the next several Wednesdays, ArabLit will be running a series of poems by Somaya Elsousi, a Palestinian poet from Gaza who now lives in Norway. You can read more […]
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New Poetry of the Now by Basman Eldirawi
The Moment By Basman Eldirawi The saddest part is that we don’t know what the saddest part is Is it this moment? The next moment? Is the moment when […]
Muhammad al-Zaqzouq’s ‘Writing from the Vortex of War’
“Writing from the vortex of war,” by Muhammad al-Zaqzouq, translated by Katharine Halls , recently appeared on The Ideas Letter. It opens: After much wrangling and back-and-forth with myself, alternately accepting […]
From ‘Gaza! Gaza! Gaza!’: Short Fiction by Yousri Alghoul
This short story appeared in the “Gaza! Gaza! Gaza!” issue of ArabLit Quarterly. Today My Sight Is Sharp By Yousri Alghoul Translated by Graham Liddell You were totally heedless […]
From Atef Abu Saif’s ‘Walk Don’t Walk’
In Atef Abu Saif’s 2019 novel, set in Jabalia, Gaza, a host of local characters attempt to solve an ever-expanding mystery, each in their own way, but all relying mainly on their imaginations. […]
New Poetry from Gaza by Mohammed AlQudwa
War’s Echo By Mohammed AlQudwa Translated by Tala Al-Banna I have known war’s echo since I was a child age five when a rocket visited the sky of my […]
North Gazan Writer Yousri Alghoul on Fundraising for a Library
By ArabLit Staff Palestinian novelist Yousri Alghoul — who makes his home in north Gaza — turned his personal library into a community space in 2022. When it was destroyed […]
Announcing the Launch of our Spring 2024 Issue, with Majalla 28: ‘Gaza! Gaza! Gaza!’
Copies of ArabLit Quarterly’s Spring 2024 issue are available for sale through our Gumroad store, at Amazon, and in select bookshops. As always, if you need a free e-copy, email […]
A Talk About Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza
By ArabLit Staff FEBRUARY 8, 2024 — This week, Librarians and Archivists with Palestine –an all-volunteer network of self-defined librarians, archivists, and information workers in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for […]