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Minor Detail: A Salon in Honor of Adania Shibli

In this talk, Adania Shibli will be joined by Layli Long Soldier and Madeleine Thien to discuss Shibli’s haunting novel, Minor Detail.Continue Reading

Upcoming Events: ‘Mawaqif’, ‘Bila Hudood’ Festival & More

A few upcoming events, taking place online.Continue Reading

Pop-up Book Club Discussion of Adania Shibli’s ‘Minor Detail’

Sahar Mustafah and Susan Darraj will lead a virtual pop-up book club discussion on Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail, which is this year’s 1 Book, Many Communities selection from Librarians and Archivists with Palestine. Find more information on their Instagram.Continue Reading

Upcoming Events: Palestine in Food & Verse, Arabic Lit in Europe & More

A few upcoming events, taking place online.Continue Reading

Pub Day: Adania Shibli’s ‘Minor Detail,’ Tr. Elisabeth Jaquette

“Aside from these, nothing at all, just a great expanse of the arid Negev desert, over which crouched the intense August heat.”Continue Reading

May Releases: From Arabic Cult Classics to Dark Fiction

Three compelling May releases will be available next week.Continue Reading

Cover Reveal and Launch Event for Mona Kareem’s ‘I Will Not Fold These Maps’
On Sunday, May 14, ArabLit and the Poetry Translation Centre will co-host a launch event for Mona Kareem’s collection I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated to English by Sara Elkamel.
Encounters Between Languages: Nancy Roberts on Translating Ibrahim al-Koni’s ‘The Night Will Have Its Say’
“I was aware from the very start of the novel that one of its themes would be language, translation, and encounters between languages. This was one of the things that drew me to it, including the amusing and lyrical way the author describes the opening encounter between al-Kahina and the envoy sent by the Muslim general Hasan Ibn al-Nuꜥman.”
A Look at Hamdi Abu Golayyel, Bedouin Poetry, and ‘The Men Who Swallowed the Sun’
Translator Ibrahim Fawzy curates this special section on beloved and award-winning Egyptian novelist Hamdi Abu Golayyel, chronicler of Egypt’s dispossessed, and scribe of the poetry and culture of the Bedouin.
Iman Mersal & Robyn Creswell Make 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize Longlist with ‘The Threshold’
Organizers of the Griffin Poetry Prize — one of the world’s biggest international poetry prizes — have announced this year’s ten-book longlist. Among them was Egyptian poet Iman Mersal’s The Threshold, beautifully translated by Robyn Creswell.