3 Arabic Translators Longlisted for John Dryden Prize, One ‘Highly Commended’
2021-09-08
At the beginning of this week, organizers of the John Dryden Translation Competition announced the winners of their 2021 award.Continue Reading
New in Translation: ‘Song of Myself’ by Ghareeb Iskander
2020-09-07
“There are silent voices inside me. / I will free them now / I will free also / The letters of love words / Suffocated in my mouth.”Continue Reading
Lock-in Summer of Lit: Ghareeb Iskander’s ‘A Letter to Adil’
2020-06-15
“What can I do?/ Except stay deadly silent/ In this desert/ which dwells in a dark room.” Continue Reading
New Theatre: ‘The Several Beheadings of Ashraf Fayadh’
2016-03-03
“I started thinking about Ashraf Fayadh, particularly the event that lead to his eventual incarceration, namely going to a cafe to watch a football game and ending up in a heap of trouble. What if that day repeated over and over?”Continue Reading
Youssef Rakha’s Essay in Banipal…
2010-07-02
I haven’t yet gotten my summer issue of Banipal (oh, my beloved Egyptian postal service! what good times we have had together!) but Youssef Rakha has posted his travel essay on his blog. The bus is more than half empty when I get on… An old woman in black scuttlesContinue Reading
