By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize / Arab America Contributing Writer The Book of Sleep, an anthology of short essays and experimental prose and poetry written by Haytham El Wardany, inquires on the systematically incomprehensible realm of sleep by its nature of a world outside physical suffering. Witness the coup d’état in Egypt in 2011 and the … Continued
By: Ziyan Qutub / Arab America Contributing Writer Gaza, a land marked by conflict and crisis, has been transformed into a sign of endurance and strength in adversity. The stories from this area, enclosed between the Mediterranean Sea and Palestine, often do not penetrate the broader narrative. But through the pages of literature, writers try … Continued
By: Alison Norquist / Arab America Contributing Writer Andalan was once a peaceful solar system, the main planet’s moons served as terraformed colonies where farmers and hunters could continue to survive as the population thrived. Over ten years before the start of Amani’s story, the Vath, an alien and cruel race of colonizers, settled the … Continued
By: Alison Norquist/ Arab America Contributing Writer An Overview The Golem and The Jinni follows two mythological beings who struggle to appear human while retaining their true selves in early 1900s New York City. Chava the golem, a being made of clay brought to life by Kaballah magic, was created for a man who wanted … Continued
By: Malorie Lewis / Arab America Contributing Writer The concept of an afterlife, Heaven and Hell, is an idea that humanity has eternally dwelled over. At the center of many famous works of art and compositions is the great beyond. Over the history of mankind, many theologians have attempted to define the afterlife; from the … Continued
By: Lindsey Penn/ Arab America Contributing Writer If you’re looking for a new book to add to your list, look no further. These next ten books give you an insight into a few of the most pressing social issues in the Arab world. The Bride of Amman by Fadi Zaghmout Although a fictional book, The … Continued
By: Khelil Bouarrouj/Arab America Contributing Writer One of the burdens of modern Palestinian life is the denial of the right to a sedentary life. Ever since the Nakba, Palestinian life has been interminably in motion from one expulsion to another, one crisis to another, one tragedy to another. But it is not just the people … Continued
By: Pamela Dimitrova/ Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic literature has always been a hidden gem in the world’s culture, kee The Golden Ode of Imru’ al-Qais Imru’ al-Qais is considered the finest Arab poet of all time. He lived in Najd in the century before the arrival of Islam. His ‘Golden Ode’ is considered the … Continued
SOURCE: RFI BY: ROSIE COLLYER Literature and poetry are regaining ground in the Iraqi city of Mosul two years after its brutal occupation by the Islamic State armed group that branded artists as criminals. Winds of change are blowing across the fertile plains of Iraq’s northern Nineveh province where muslin cotton was once grown in … Continued
SOURCE: NEWSTATESMAN BY: RUQAYA IZZIDIEN What do General al-Hamar – literally, and presumably unknowingly, General the Donkey – of Yasmin Porter’s The Sheikh’s Reluctant Bride, and the “barbarian” Zoltan Al Farouk bin Shamal from Duty and the Beast have in common? Yes, they are both part of what I’m calling the sexy sheikh subgenre; a branch of literature which inexplicably took off … Continued
SOURCE: ALBAWABA The Arab world’s most highly sought-after literary prize, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (or “the Arab Booker”), has seen a sharp decline in submitted titles this year—but not, thankfully, due to a decrease in output in Arabic literature. Following new rules designed to combat submission volume-increasing workarounds, the 2018 IPAF has … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAEED SAEED “No one talks about love anymore,” says Ibrahim Nasrallah with a sigh. “It is as if we eradicated those feelings out of all our writing because we deem it no longer important. It is a fallacy, of course, because love is everything.” The Palestinian poet and novelist is commenting … Continued
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