Five Novels: A Masterclass in Palestinian Literature for Teens
We recommend these five books as the anchors of a class in Palestinian literature and translation for teen readers.
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A Curated List of 20 Palestinian Short Stories, in Translation, Online
Compiled by ArabLit Staff Below, we share twenty (plus) Palestinian short stories that are available in translation online, from across historic Palestine and beyond, by young writers such as Ameer […]
Sundress Publications Opens Microgrant, Residency for Palestinian Writers
Sundress Publications has announced that — in an effort to support and uplift Palestinian voices — they have opened two new opportunities for writers around the world of Palestinian descent. […]
5 Books: Palestinian Short-story Collections
In addition to Out of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam, translated by Ranya Abdelrahman, we also recommend these five collections.
Post-Liberation Kuwait: Finding the Sun in the Summer of 1991
“Eman Assad successfully captures the complexities of this struggle between Kuwaitis and Palestinians, and the lives of the “halfsies”; those who fall in between, not knowing exactly where to land, as they’re being constantly pushed by one group toward the other. Eman doesn’t leave Ghassan in Kuwait’s glowing and beaming September sun; instead, she hints at a return.”
Center For Palestine Studies At Columbia University Launches New Radio Play Program
The 2021-2022 commissioned playwrights are: Khawla Ibraheem, Ismail Khalidi, Bashar Murkus, and Dalia Taha.
Two Syrian Writers Make 2017 Al Multaqa Prize Shortlist
The shortlist includes collections by Syrian authors Shahla Ujayli and Tamim Henidi.
Ashraf Fayadh: ‘On the Virtues of Oil over Blood’
“Black pellets of oil—
circulate throughout your cells”
Ashraf Fayadh: ‘The Name of a Masculine Dream’
“Since when does the wind honor traffic laws?
Since when?
Did the wind ever stop at your red light?”
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