Adabiyat Book Club: ‘Silence is a Sense’ by Layla AlAmmar
2022-06-13
Adabiyat Book Club will meet on Sunday, June 19 at 12 pm EST via Zoom to discuss Layla AlAmmar’s novel Silence is a Sense.Continue Reading
Post-Millennial MENAWA: a 2-day Interdisciplinary Conference
2022-06-02
This conference, taking place online on June 21 and 22, examines MENAWA creative expression through innovative lenses and new critical paradigms.Continue Reading
Launching the MIRRORS Issue: Recovering Their Medieval Magic
2022-03-15
In the pieces included here, men seem more likely to link mirrors to a past, while for women they are part of an encircling present. Continue Reading
International Women’s Day: Layla AlAmmar, Edna Adan Ismail, and Etaf Rum
2022-03-07
Authors Etaf Rum and Layla AlAmmar, and woman’s rights activist Edna Adan Ismail, discuss their books, their favourite female artists and the women that inspire them.Continue Reading
Lancaster Litfest: Layla AlAmmar & Leila Aboulela, with Lindsey Moore
2022-02-03
Kuwaiti-American author Layla AlAmmar and Sudanese-British writer Leila Aboulela read and discuss their fiction with Dr Lindsey Moore of Lancaster University. Continue Reading
Book Group and Author Visit: Layla AlAmmar – ‘Silence is a Sense’
2021-10-26
Romancing the Gothic’s open book group is reading ‘Silence is a Sense’ this week and will be joined by author Layla AlAmmar.Continue Reading
An Excerpt from Laila AlOthman’s Classic ‘Wasmiya Comes Out of the Sea’
2021-07-17
“His heart will trill as he draws in his bounty. He will sniff the mouth of each fish for that aroma he adores. Perhaps the fish will bring him treasures from the depths. Her ring. Her necklace. Some trinket or keepsake.”Continue Reading
Upcoming Events: Fundraiser for Beirut, Adabiyat Book Club, Kayfa Ta & More
2021-04-24
A few upcoming online events.Continue Reading
Upcoming Events: Layla AlAmmar, Ahmad Almallah, Jokha Alharthi & More
2021-04-03
A few upcoming online events.Continue Reading
