5 Books: Palestinian Short-story Collections
2022-12-10
In addition to Out of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam, translated by Ranya Abdelrahman, we also recommend these five collections.Continue Reading
Coming in July: Books by Joumana Haddad, Jabbour Douaihy & Ghassan Kanafani
2022-07-05
Coming in July, books from Lebanon and Palestine.Continue Reading
Tomorrow: Futures of Resistance
2022-02-12
Tomorrow: Futures of Resistance is a virtual panel on Arab and Palestinian Futurism, organized by the PYM, and co-sponsored by RAWI and Palestine Writes.Continue Reading
Upcoming Events: Ghassan Kanafani Scholarship Anthology, Rabih Alameddine & more
2021-04-10
A few upcoming online events.Continue Reading
Remembering Ghassan Kanafani: To Read, Watch, Listen
2021-04-08
“Celebrated novelist and short-story writer Ghassan Kanafani was born on this day in 1936. Almost fifty years have passed since his assassination at the age of just 36.”Continue Reading
On Ghassan Kanafani Day: 5 Online Reads
2020-04-08
“Kanafani made me aware of the importance of being part of what is happening in your generation. You cannot be an outsider.”Continue Reading
Changing the End to Ghassan Kanafani’s ‘Return to Haifa’
2011-01-08
But perhaps no adaptation of Kanafani’s work has stirred as much controversy as the recent Hebrew staging of the novella “Return to Haifa,” its (unauthorized) English-language staging in Chicago, and its forthcoming “sur-titled” Hebrew (with a sprinkling of Arabic) performances in Washington, D.C.Continue Reading
Celebrate Short Story Month With Yusuf Idris, Ghassan Kanafani, Others
2010-05-08
According to the Emerging Writers Network (as well as a few lit mags and media outlets), May is not just the month of workers and flowers, but is also Short Story Month. To celebrate, you’ll surely need to crack open a collection from the Arabic language’s short-story genius, Yusuf Idris.Continue Reading
The Best 100 Arabic Books (According to the Arab Writers Union): 1-10
2010-04-23
Somehow, I thought I could quickly track down each of these 100 titles, translate them (roughly), note whether or not an English translation or excerpt exists, and be done with it. Apparently, my eyes were bigger than my fingers. So here you have it! The first 10 of the bestContinue Reading
