Kareem Abu-Zeid

The DC Arab Literature Festival: Narrating the Middle East

May 11, 2022

“Narrating the Middle East” is an exciting virtual Arab literary festival taking place on Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday May 18, 2022.

New and featured poetry in translation.

Short fiction from the Maghreb and Mashreq.

Talks with authors, translators, publishers, & more.

Reflections on the art and craft of translation.

Resources for translators working between Arabic and English.

A look at Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

Featured poetry, fiction, and essays from our magazine.

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

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