New Frontiers for Arabic Literature & Translation
This special event taking place as part of the Dubai Expo is for literary translators, publishers, writers and other professionals involved in Arabic literature and translation.
Sawad Hussain
Banipal Translation Prize Announces 2021’s 5-book Shortlist
November 23, 2021 — This morning, organizers of the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation announced this year’s shortlist. Three translators have made the shortlist of the Banipal […]
Lit & Found: Najwa Binshatwan’s ‘Portrait of a Libyan Scream’
Later this month, UEA Publishing Project will release Mo(a)t: Stories from Arabic, an anthology of short fiction by Arabophone writers from the African diaspora, edited by Garen Torikian and translated by Sawad Hussain and Nariman Youssef.
Sawad Hussain’s ‘Translating Humor in Contemporary Arabic Literature’
“Humor is one of the most difficult concepts for any writer or translator to engage with, and yet undoubtedly the most rewarding when it’s done right.”
ALITFEST 2021: A Tale of African Novels and Their Publishers
This panel with Sawad Husain and Nana Awere Damoah, moderated by S. Su’eddie Vershima Agema is part of the Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 2021. It seeks to explore the complexities that exist in the African Novel publishing industry.
1-Day Translation Workshop: Translating Humor in Contemporary Arabic Literature
Humor is one of the most difficult concepts for any writer or translator to engage with, and yet undoubtedly the most rewarding when it’s done right. This course encourages you to translate humor from a range of genres in contemporary Arabic literature: memoir, graphic novel, short stories, and young adult literature from across the Arabic speaking world such as Libya, Lebanon, Mauritania and Palestine.
Translating Children’s Books: Sawad Hussain on ‘The Djinn’s Apple’
For this event on translating children’s literature, Sawad Hussain will talk about her translation from the Algerian Arabic of ‘The Djinn’s Apple’ by Djamila Morani, alongside B.J. Epstein, who will be discussing her translation from the Swedish of ‘The Bird Within Me’.
Female Voices in Arabic Literature
Join our panel as they discuss issues of translation, feminism, tradition and recognition in contemporary female Arab literature, in an exchange designed to open up fresh perspectives of women’s writing and Arab culture for everyone.
Upcoming Events: ‘Mawaqif’, ‘Bila Hudood’ Festival & More
A few upcoming events, taking place online.