Rima Bali

Lit Lists Alexandra Shraytekh, Rima Bali, Suleima's Ring, The Book of Damascus, The Modern Arabic Fantastic, Timothy Gregory

Forthcoming July 2026: Fantasy and the Fantastic

July 1, 2026

This month, the magic of Suleima’s ring and a look at the modern Arabic fantastic.

News Ahmed Al-Morsi, Basim Khandaqji, Eissa Nasiri, International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Osama Al-Eissa, Raja Alem, Rima Bali

Two Palestinian Novels Make 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s 6-Book Shortlist

February 14, 2024

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 — The shortlist of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction was announced today, at a press conference in Riyadh. The six-book shortlist was announced by this […]

POETRY

New and featured poetry in translation.

FICTION

Short fiction from the Maghreb and Mashreq.

INTERVIEWS

Talks with authors, translators, publishers, & more.

BETWEEN TWO TRANSLATORS

.An exploration of power and language with Yasmeen Hanoosh

Reviews

A look at Arabic literature and Arabic literature in translation.

May Ziadeh

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

Podcast

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

Lit Lists

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