"The story suggests that the innocent dead were sacrificed for the vanity of those in power and those who seek it."
Shortlist for 2019 ArabLit Story Prize
After a good deal of debate, the judges of the 2019 ArabLit Story Prize settled on a four-story shortlist, with works by Mahmoud Hosny, Najwa Bin Shatwan, Mohamed Al-Ashry, and Samar Nour.
