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Muhammad Makhzangi’s ‘The Smell of the Sun’
"In Makhzangi’s world, existence unfolds through affection, love, and memory, all leading toward that last serene surrender. Death is therefore not an end but the ultimate form of belonging, the moment when everything returns to the vast, breathing…
"In Makhzangi’s world, existence unfolds through affection, love, and memory, all leading toward that last serene surrender. Death is therefore not an end but the ultimate form of belonging, the moment when everything returns to the vast, breathing…
Muhammad Makhzangi’s ‘The Smell of the Sun’
"In Makhzangi’s world, existence unfolds through affection, love, and memory, all leading toward that last serene surrender. Death is therefore not an end but the ultimate form of belonging, the moment when everything returns to the vast, breathing rhythm of life itself."
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November 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Muhammad Makhzangi’s ‘The Smell of the Sun’
"In Makhzangi’s world, existence unfolds through affection, love, and memory, all leading toward that last serene surrender. Death is therefore not an end but the ultimate form of belonging, the moment when everything returns to the vast, breathing…
"In Makhzangi’s world, existence unfolds through affection, love, and memory, all leading toward that last serene surrender. Death is therefore not an end but the ultimate form of belonging, the moment when everything returns to the vast, breathing…
Najati Sidqi: ‘The Millionaire Communist’
This sharply satirical short story, published in Sidqi's 1962 short-story collection of the same name, is a satire that follows the story of a real-life fellow Arab Communist from Haifa who returned from Russia and got rich profiteering off a war-relief…
This sharply satirical short story, published in Sidqi's 1962 short-story collection of the same name, is a satire that follows the story of a real-life fellow Arab Communist from Haifa who returned from Russia and got rich profiteering off a war-relief…
Najati Sidqi: ‘The Millionaire Communist’
This sharply satirical short story, published in Sidqi's 1962 short-story collection of the same name, is a satire that follows the story of a real-life fellow Arab Communist from Haifa who returned from Russia and got rich profiteering off a war-relief charity.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Najati Sidqi: ‘The Millionaire Communist’
This sharply satirical short story, published in Sidqi's 1962 short-story collection of the same name, is a satire that follows the story of a real-life fellow Arab Communist from Haifa who returned from Russia and got rich profiteering off a war-relief…
This sharply satirical short story, published in Sidqi's 1962 short-story collection of the same name, is a satire that follows the story of a real-life fellow Arab Communist from Haifa who returned from Russia and got rich profiteering off a war-relief…
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November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
‘Rewaa, My Beloved…’: New Poetry by Asmaa Dwaima
Three months ago, ArabLit contributor Asmaa Dwaima lost her sister, who was martyred along with her little son. This poem is for her sister, Rewaa.
Three months ago, ArabLit contributor Asmaa Dwaima lost her sister, who was martyred along with her little son. This poem is for her sister, Rewaa.
‘Rewaa, My Beloved…’: New Poetry by Asmaa Dwaima
Three months ago, ArabLit contributor Asmaa Dwaima lost her sister, who was martyred along with her little son. This poem is for her sister, Rewaa.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
‘Rewaa, My Beloved…’: New Poetry by Asmaa Dwaima
Three months ago, ArabLit contributor Asmaa Dwaima lost her sister, who was martyred along with her little son. This poem is for her sister, Rewaa.
Three months ago, ArabLit contributor Asmaa Dwaima lost her sister, who was martyred along with her little son. This poem is for her sister, Rewaa.
Three Poems by Fady Joudah
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
Three Poems by Fady Joudah
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
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November 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Three Poems by Fady Joudah
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
"After the genocide, / the genocide."
Someone’s Daughter: Lives on The Shore Series: Part One
A young couple meets in the ruins, defying everything, stealing moments to feel human once again. Above them, an eye watches from a distance. Between the watcher and the watched, a single moment will decide everything.
A young couple meets in the ruins, defying everything, stealing moments to feel human once again. Above them, an eye watches from a distance. Between the watcher and the watched, a single moment will decide everything.
Someone’s Daughter: Lives on The Shore Series: Part One
A young couple meets in the ruins, defying everything, stealing moments to feel human once again. Above them, an eye watches from a distance. Between the watcher and the watched, a single moment will decide everything.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Someone’s Daughter: Lives on The Shore Series: Part One
A young couple meets in the ruins, defying everything, stealing moments to feel human once again. Above them, an eye watches from a distance. Between the watcher and the watched, a single moment will decide everything.
A young couple meets in the ruins, defying everything, stealing moments to feel human once again. Above them, an eye watches from a distance. Between the watcher and the watched, a single moment will decide everything.
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For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work
Two New Poems by Marah Muhammad Al-Khatib
Nineteen-year-old poet Marah Muhammad Al-Khatib is a student in data science in Gaza who is one of the laureates of ArabLit's Summer 2025 Gaza Literary Translation Series; her work has appeared in Spanish with Elvantodelsuimangr and Gaza Tarevista.
Nineteen-year-old poet Marah Muhammad Al-Khatib is a student in data science in Gaza who is one of the laureates of ArabLit's Summer 2025 Gaza Literary Translation Series; her work has appeared in Spanish with Elvantodelsuimangr and Gaza Tarevista.
Two New Poems by Marah Muhammad Al-Khatib
Nineteen-year-old poet Marah Muhammad Al-Khatib is a student in data science in Gaza who is one of the laureates of ArabLit's Summer 2025 Gaza Literary Translation Series; her work has appeared in Spanish with Elvantodelsuimangr and Gaza Tarevista.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Two New Poems by Marah Muhammad Al-Khatib
Nineteen-year-old poet Marah Muhammad Al-Khatib is a student in data science in Gaza who is one of the laureates of ArabLit's Summer 2025 Gaza Literary Translation Series; her work has appeared in Spanish with Elvantodelsuimangr and Gaza Tarevista.
Nineteen-year-old poet Marah Muhammad Al-Khatib is a student in data science in Gaza who is one of the laureates of ArabLit's Summer 2025 Gaza Literary Translation Series; her work has appeared in Spanish with Elvantodelsuimangr and Gaza Tarevista.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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For the Palestinian folklore friends, here's a podcast all about one of our folkways: embroidery, otherwise known as tatreez and tahriri. Check them out! www.tatreeztalk.com
Tatreez Talk
Tatreez Talk is a the podcast that stitches together the vibrant narratives of Palestinian embroidery! Join us as we chat with talented embroiderers and artists, sharing their stories, inspirations, a...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
For the Palestinian folklore friends, here's a podcast all about one of our folkways: embroidery, otherwise known as tatreez and tahriri. Check them out! www.tatreeztalk.com
Classic Short Fiction: ‘Deducted from Official Budgetary Sources’
A classic office farce from Al-Sahhar's collection "Being a Civil Servant," published in 1944.
A classic office farce from Al-Sahhar's collection "Being a Civil Servant," published in 1944.
Classic Short Fiction: ‘Deducted from Official Budgetary Sources’
A classic office farce from Al-Sahhar's collection "Being a Civil Servant," published in 1944.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Classic Short Fiction: ‘Deducted from Official Budgetary Sources’
A classic office farce from Al-Sahhar's collection "Being a Civil Servant," published in 1944.
A classic office farce from Al-Sahhar's collection "Being a Civil Servant," published in 1944.
Forthcoming November 2025: New Saudi Poetry, the Memoir of a Palestinian Communist, More
As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month.
As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month.
Forthcoming November 2025: New Saudi Poetry, the Memoir of a Palestinian Communist, More
As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month.
arablit.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Forthcoming November 2025: New Saudi Poetry, the Memoir of a Palestinian Communist, More
As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month.
As publication dates often slip — and new books surface — we try to have a glance at what’s really (to the best of our knowledge) coming in translation from Arabic at the start of each month.
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Bothayna Al-Essa @noonanerik.bsky.social Dimitris Lyacos, Toti O’Brien, @mortenhoijensen.bsky.social + more — goes out Friday (2/2)
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October 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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A Syrian Masterclass in the Art of Being Human
Ten months and six days after the sudden fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his regime, DoppelHouse Press released Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution, the eyewitness chronicles of nurse-turned-frontline-war-reporter Hadi Abdullah,…
Ten months and six days after the sudden fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his regime, DoppelHouse Press released Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution, the eyewitness chronicles of nurse-turned-frontline-war-reporter Hadi Abdullah,…
A Syrian Masterclass in the Art of Being Human
Ten months and six days after the sudden fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his regime, DoppelHouse Press released Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution, the eyewitness chronicles of nurse-turned-frontline-war-reporter Hadi Abdullah, ably translated by Alessandro Columbu.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A Syrian Masterclass in the Art of Being Human
Ten months and six days after the sudden fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his regime, DoppelHouse Press released Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution, the eyewitness chronicles of nurse-turned-frontline-war-reporter Hadi Abdullah,…
Ten months and six days after the sudden fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his regime, DoppelHouse Press released Critical Conditions: My Diary of the Syrian Revolution, the eyewitness chronicles of nurse-turned-frontline-war-reporter Hadi Abdullah,…
‘Gaza, the Game the Elephant Swallows Every Time’
Writer Husam Maarouf returns to Deir al-Balah in what feels like the same displacement and return he experienced only months ago.
Writer Husam Maarouf returns to Deir al-Balah in what feels like the same displacement and return he experienced only months ago.
‘Gaza, the Game the Elephant Swallows Every Time’
Writer Husam Maarouf returns to Deir al-Balah in what feels like the same displacement and return he experienced only months ago.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
‘Gaza, the Game the Elephant Swallows Every Time’
Writer Husam Maarouf returns to Deir al-Balah in what feels like the same displacement and return he experienced only months ago.
Writer Husam Maarouf returns to Deir al-Balah in what feels like the same displacement and return he experienced only months ago.
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'Llegir Palestina':
Making a Space to Read About Palestine With Danae Fonseca and Dana Dhailieh
"And above all, we would encourage them to simply go for it: many people want to read about Palestine but don't have a space to do so. Creating that space is necessary."
Making a Space to Read About Palestine With Danae Fonseca and Dana Dhailieh
"And above all, we would encourage them to simply go for it: many people want to read about Palestine but don't have a space to do so. Creating that space is necessary."
If you're at all interested in forming a Palestinian-literature-focused book club, don't miss this Q&A today on ArabLit.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
'Llegir Palestina':
Making a Space to Read About Palestine With Danae Fonseca and Dana Dhailieh
"And above all, we would encourage them to simply go for it: many people want to read about Palestine but don't have a space to do so. Creating that space is necessary."
Making a Space to Read About Palestine With Danae Fonseca and Dana Dhailieh
"And above all, we would encourage them to simply go for it: many people want to read about Palestine but don't have a space to do so. Creating that space is necessary."
If you're at all interested in forming a Palestinian-literature-focused book club, don't miss this Q&A today on ArabLit.
arablit.org/2025/10/28/l...
arablit.org/2025/10/28/l...
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you're at all interested in forming a Palestinian-literature-focused book club, don't miss this Q&A today on ArabLit.
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‘Llegir Palestina’: Making a Space to Read About Palestine
The book club “Llegir Palestina” (“Read Palestine” in Catalan) has been a success in Catalunya’s public libraries; next, organizers plan to offer workshops to library staff and volunteers on how to start up their own “Read Palestine” books…
The book club “Llegir Palestina” (“Read Palestine” in Catalan) has been a success in Catalunya’s public libraries; next, organizers plan to offer workshops to library staff and volunteers on how to start up their own “Read Palestine” books…
‘Llegir Palestina’: Making a Space to Read About Palestine
The book club “Llegir Palestina” (“Read Palestine” in Catalan) has been a success in Catalunya’s public libraries; next, organizers plan to offer workshops to library staff and volunteers on how to start up their own “Read Palestine” books clubs.
arablit.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
‘Llegir Palestina’: Making a Space to Read About Palestine
The book club “Llegir Palestina” (“Read Palestine” in Catalan) has been a success in Catalunya’s public libraries; next, organizers plan to offer workshops to library staff and volunteers on how to start up their own “Read Palestine” books…
The book club “Llegir Palestina” (“Read Palestine” in Catalan) has been a success in Catalunya’s public libraries; next, organizers plan to offer workshops to library staff and volunteers on how to start up their own “Read Palestine” books…
Hanan Issa, Writing After Nazik al Malaika
This poem was commissioned for the Voiced festival, highlighting global and local endangered languages through creativity; author Hanan Issa also talks here about her relationship with the poetry of Nazik al Malaika.
This poem was commissioned for the Voiced festival, highlighting global and local endangered languages through creativity; author Hanan Issa also talks here about her relationship with the poetry of Nazik al Malaika.
Hanan Issa, Writing After Nazik al Malaika
This poem was commissioned for the Voiced festival, highlighting global and local endangered languages through creativity; author Hanan Issa also talks here about her relationship with the poetry of Nazik al Malaika.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Hanan Issa, Writing After Nazik al Malaika
This poem was commissioned for the Voiced festival, highlighting global and local endangered languages through creativity; author Hanan Issa also talks here about her relationship with the poetry of Nazik al Malaika.
This poem was commissioned for the Voiced festival, highlighting global and local endangered languages through creativity; author Hanan Issa also talks here about her relationship with the poetry of Nazik al Malaika.
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VOICES OF RESILIENCE: Diaries & Poetry from Gaza ✍
📅 Nov 4 📍 @trplymouth.bsky.social
🎟️ my.theatreroyal.com/340912/340913
'They don’t want to see me as anything but a number, a voiceless creature. But they have failed.'
✍️:Batool Abu Akleen & Sondos Sabra
🎙️: Sara Masry & Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan
📅 Nov 4 📍 @trplymouth.bsky.social
🎟️ my.theatreroyal.com/340912/340913
'They don’t want to see me as anything but a number, a voiceless creature. But they have failed.'
✍️:Batool Abu Akleen & Sondos Sabra
🎙️: Sara Masry & Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
VOICES OF RESILIENCE: Diaries & Poetry from Gaza ✍
📅 Nov 4 📍 @trplymouth.bsky.social
🎟️ my.theatreroyal.com/340912/340913
'They don’t want to see me as anything but a number, a voiceless creature. But they have failed.'
✍️:Batool Abu Akleen & Sondos Sabra
🎙️: Sara Masry & Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan
📅 Nov 4 📍 @trplymouth.bsky.social
🎟️ my.theatreroyal.com/340912/340913
'They don’t want to see me as anything but a number, a voiceless creature. But they have failed.'
✍️:Batool Abu Akleen & Sondos Sabra
🎙️: Sara Masry & Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan
Love this beautiful book, out now from Tuttle.
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Love this beautiful book, out now from Tuttle.
Inji Efflatoun’s ‘A Meeting at the Prosecutor’s Office’
This book was the subject of a recent episode of the BULAQ podcast; today, with permission, we bring you a section from the memoir soon after Inji Efflatoun meets her beloved husband Hamdi, who she was originally wary of -- since he was a…
This book was the subject of a recent episode of the BULAQ podcast; today, with permission, we bring you a section from the memoir soon after Inji Efflatoun meets her beloved husband Hamdi, who she was originally wary of -- since he was a…
Inji Efflatoun’s ‘A Meeting at the Prosecutor’s Office’
This book was the subject of a recent episode of the BULAQ podcast; today, with permission, we bring you a section from the memoir soon after Inji Efflatoun meets her beloved husband Hamdi, who she was originally wary of -- since he was a public prosecutor -- although she is reassured he is actually "a committed Marxist."
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October 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Inji Efflatoun’s ‘A Meeting at the Prosecutor’s Office’
This book was the subject of a recent episode of the BULAQ podcast; today, with permission, we bring you a section from the memoir soon after Inji Efflatoun meets her beloved husband Hamdi, who she was originally wary of -- since he was a…
This book was the subject of a recent episode of the BULAQ podcast; today, with permission, we bring you a section from the memoir soon after Inji Efflatoun meets her beloved husband Hamdi, who she was originally wary of -- since he was a…
Congratulations, Ibrahim Nasrallah & congratulations to the Neustadt on this excellent choice.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Congratulations, Ibrahim Nasrallah & congratulations to the Neustadt on this excellent choice.
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