The Book of Damascus

Short Fiction from Syria: ‘The Blacklist’

July 27, 2026

Haseeb Al-Zainy’s “The Blacklist” appears in the new anthology The Book of Damascus: A City in Short Fiction, out this month from Comma Press.

July 1, 2026

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

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.