Mostafa Khraïef

Classic Short Fiction from Tunisia: ‘Hajj Zayan’

September 14, 2026

Mostafa Khraïef (1910-1967) was a prominent Tunisian poet, writer, and journalist.

New and featured poetry in translation.

Short fiction from the Maghreb and Mashreq.

Talks with authors, translators, publishers, & more.

.An exploration of power and language with Yasmeen Hanoosh

A look at Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

More on our translation of May Ziadeh's Musings of a Young Woman.

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

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