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Mohammed el-Makki Ibrahim and the Homeland as Beloved
For Sudanese readers living through the current crisis, the following lines by the late Mohammed el-Makkī Ibrahim resonate with striking immediacy, even though they were written in the 1980s. Beneath the layers of grief, a restrained optimism…
For Sudanese readers living through the current crisis, the following lines by the late Mohammed el-Makkī Ibrahim resonate with striking immediacy, even though they were written in the 1980s. Beneath the layers of grief, a restrained optimism…
Mohammed el-Makki Ibrahim and the Homeland as Beloved
For Sudanese readers living through the current crisis, the following lines by the late Mohammed el-Makkī Ibrahim resonate with striking immediacy, even though they were written in the 1980s. Beneath the layers of grief, a restrained optimism continues to breathe through its lines.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Mohammed el-Makki Ibrahim and the Homeland as Beloved
For Sudanese readers living through the current crisis, the following lines by the late Mohammed el-Makkī Ibrahim resonate with striking immediacy, even though they were written in the 1980s. Beneath the layers of grief, a restrained optimism…
For Sudanese readers living through the current crisis, the following lines by the late Mohammed el-Makkī Ibrahim resonate with striking immediacy, even though they were written in the 1980s. Beneath the layers of grief, a restrained optimism…
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Congratulations to Marilyn Booth for winning the 2025 Banipal prize for her translation of Honey Hunger by Zahran Alqasmi.
I reviewed Honey Hunger in @irishtimes.com last February.
I reviewed Honey Hunger in @irishtimes.com last February.
Marilyn Booth Wins 2025 Banipal Prize
Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.
Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.
Marilyn Booth Wins 2025 Banipal Prize
Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.
arablit.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Congratulations to Marilyn Booth for winning the 2025 Banipal prize for her translation of Honey Hunger by Zahran Alqasmi.
I reviewed Honey Hunger in @irishtimes.com last February.
I reviewed Honey Hunger in @irishtimes.com last February.
Congratulations to Marilyn & Kay.
Couldn't believe this was Marilyn's first Banipal win.
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Couldn't believe this was Marilyn's first Banipal win.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Congratulations to Marilyn & Kay.
Couldn't believe this was Marilyn's first Banipal win.
arablit.org/2026/01/07/m...
Couldn't believe this was Marilyn's first Banipal win.
arablit.org/2026/01/07/m...
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What does it mean to archive during a livestreamed and unfolding genocide in Gaza?
How do we address the act of archiving as a productive and imaginative process that responds to destruction and erasure?
Join us on 21 January to discuss:
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How do we address the act of archiving as a productive and imaginative process that responds to destruction and erasure?
Join us on 21 January to discuss:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
Archiving Gaza in the Present: Art, Memory, Erasure
This event is a conversation around archiving and what it means to archive during a livestreamed and unfolding genocide in Gaza.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:23 AM
What does it mean to archive during a livestreamed and unfolding genocide in Gaza?
How do we address the act of archiving as a productive and imaginative process that responds to destruction and erasure?
Join us on 21 January to discuss:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
How do we address the act of archiving as a productive and imaginative process that responds to destruction and erasure?
Join us on 21 January to discuss:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...
Marilyn Booth Wins 2025 Banipal Prize
Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.
Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.
Marilyn Booth Wins 2025 Banipal Prize
Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.
arablit.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Marilyn Booth Wins 2025 Banipal Prize
Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.
Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.
On January 17: www.instagram.com/p/DTImY_yk4Ib/
January 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
On January 17: www.instagram.com/p/DTImY_yk4Ib/
Beautiful review, incredible book, brilliant translation. arablit.org/2026/01/06/s...
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Beautiful review, incredible book, brilliant translation. arablit.org/2026/01/06/s...
Songs of the Unspeakable
When can loss that never ends be said to have happened? When will absence finally finish arriving? Who is the self if left partial, displaced from identity to be found neither here nor there? And if loss defines us, when may we be ourselves?
When can loss that never ends be said to have happened? When will absence finally finish arriving? Who is the self if left partial, displaced from identity to be found neither here nor there? And if loss defines us, when may we be ourselves?
Songs of the Unspeakable
When can loss that never ends be said to have happened? When will absence finally finish arriving? Who is the self if left partial, displaced from identity to be found neither here nor there? And if loss defines us, when may we be ourselves?
arablit.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Songs of the Unspeakable
When can loss that never ends be said to have happened? When will absence finally finish arriving? Who is the self if left partial, displaced from identity to be found neither here nor there? And if loss defines us, when may we be ourselves?
When can loss that never ends be said to have happened? When will absence finally finish arriving? Who is the self if left partial, displaced from identity to be found neither here nor there? And if loss defines us, when may we be ourselves?
Forthcoming 2026: Arabic Literature in Translation
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
Forthcoming 2026: Arabic Literature in Translation
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Forthcoming 2026: Arabic Literature in Translation
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
An ongoing list of Arabic literature in translation forthcoming in 2026.
We'll have a "Arabic literature in English translation forthcoming 2026" list on Monday, Jan 5 so please let us know what we're missing before then.
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
We'll have a "Arabic literature in English translation forthcoming 2026" list on Monday, Jan 5 so please let us know what we're missing before then.
Classic Short Fiction: ‘On New Year’s Eve’
What happens on New Year's Eve when a conservative (and naive) father comes to his son's front door, in Cairo, and hears something he never expected? A holiday classic from Egyptian writer Ibrahim Abdelkader Al-Mazni (1889–1949).
What happens on New Year's Eve when a conservative (and naive) father comes to his son's front door, in Cairo, and hears something he never expected? A holiday classic from Egyptian writer Ibrahim Abdelkader Al-Mazni (1889–1949).
Classic Short Fiction: ‘On New Year’s Eve’
What happens on New Year's Eve when a conservative (and naive) father comes to his son's front door, in Cairo, and hears something he never expected? A holiday classic from Egyptian writer Ibrahim Abdelkader Al-Mazni (1889–1949).
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December 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Classic Short Fiction: ‘On New Year’s Eve’
What happens on New Year's Eve when a conservative (and naive) father comes to his son's front door, in Cairo, and hears something he never expected? A holiday classic from Egyptian writer Ibrahim Abdelkader Al-Mazni (1889–1949).
What happens on New Year's Eve when a conservative (and naive) father comes to his son's front door, in Cairo, and hears something he never expected? A holiday classic from Egyptian writer Ibrahim Abdelkader Al-Mazni (1889–1949).
It's hard to feel much of anything at the end of this year apart from burnt down to the marrow, angry and grieving, but also still fiercely loving the work of our writers & translators.
Deepest affection for all of you.
Deepest affection for all of you.
No year’s round-up from me. Just the words I wrote this year that I needed most to write.
Published in @arablit.bsky.social’s series “Grief in Letters” in memory of surgeon Dr Adnan al-Bursh, who was abducted by the IDF 2 years ago, before Israel brutally murdered him arablit.org/dear-dr-adna...
Published in @arablit.bsky.social’s series “Grief in Letters” in memory of surgeon Dr Adnan al-Bursh, who was abducted by the IDF 2 years ago, before Israel brutally murdered him arablit.org/dear-dr-adna...
Dear Dr Adnan al-Bursh,
Dear Dr Adnan al-Bursh, Your hands have lived with me for months. After Israel tortured you to death, I searched for them in every photo or video they showed of you. I glimpsed one photo of you tha…
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December 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's hard to feel much of anything at the end of this year apart from burnt down to the marrow, angry and grieving, but also still fiercely loving the work of our writers & translators.
Deepest affection for all of you.
Deepest affection for all of you.
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No year’s round-up from me. Just the words I wrote this year that I needed most to write.
Published in @arablit.bsky.social’s series “Grief in Letters” in memory of surgeon Dr Adnan al-Bursh, who was abducted by the IDF 2 years ago, before Israel brutally murdered him arablit.org/dear-dr-adna...
Published in @arablit.bsky.social’s series “Grief in Letters” in memory of surgeon Dr Adnan al-Bursh, who was abducted by the IDF 2 years ago, before Israel brutally murdered him arablit.org/dear-dr-adna...
Dear Dr Adnan al-Bursh,
Dear Dr Adnan al-Bursh, Your hands have lived with me for months. After Israel tortured you to death, I searched for them in every photo or video they showed of you. I glimpsed one photo of you tha…
arablit.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
No year’s round-up from me. Just the words I wrote this year that I needed most to write.
Published in @arablit.bsky.social’s series “Grief in Letters” in memory of surgeon Dr Adnan al-Bursh, who was abducted by the IDF 2 years ago, before Israel brutally murdered him arablit.org/dear-dr-adna...
Published in @arablit.bsky.social’s series “Grief in Letters” in memory of surgeon Dr Adnan al-Bursh, who was abducted by the IDF 2 years ago, before Israel brutally murdered him arablit.org/dear-dr-adna...
What We Published in 2025
What we've published this year.
What we've published this year.
What We Published in 2025
What we've published this year.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
What We Published in 2025
What we've published this year.
What we've published this year.
Shortlist Announced for Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize
Today, the Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize announced its 2026 shortlists in three categories: Translators, Authors, and Omani Publications.
Today, the Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize announced its 2026 shortlists in three categories: Translators, Authors, and Omani Publications.
Shortlist Announced for Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize
Today, the Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize announced its 2026 shortlists in three categories: Translators, Authors, and Omani Publications.
arablit.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Shortlist Announced for Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize
Today, the Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize announced its 2026 shortlists in three categories: Translators, Authors, and Omani Publications.
Today, the Bait AlGhasham DarArab International Translation Prize announced its 2026 shortlists in three categories: Translators, Authors, and Omani Publications.
‘A Plot in the Making’
New short fiction by the relentlessly creative Palestinian writer Nasser Rabah.
New short fiction by the relentlessly creative Palestinian writer Nasser Rabah.
‘A Plot in the Making’
New short fiction by the relentlessly creative Palestinian writer Nasser Rabah.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
‘A Plot in the Making’
New short fiction by the relentlessly creative Palestinian writer Nasser Rabah.
New short fiction by the relentlessly creative Palestinian writer Nasser Rabah.
Books as Breath: Gaza’s Living Story
Salah and Abdullah's small bookshop in Nuseirat is a testament to the power of literature. A model of Palestinian endurance.
Salah and Abdullah's small bookshop in Nuseirat is a testament to the power of literature. A model of Palestinian endurance.
Books as Breath: Gaza’s Living Story
Salah and Abdullah's small bookshop in Nuseirat is a testament to the power of literature. A model of Palestinian endurance.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Books as Breath: Gaza’s Living Story
Salah and Abdullah's small bookshop in Nuseirat is a testament to the power of literature. A model of Palestinian endurance.
Salah and Abdullah's small bookshop in Nuseirat is a testament to the power of literature. A model of Palestinian endurance.
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Translating Arabic Polyglossia
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
Translating Arabic Polyglossia
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
arablit.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This is really 🆒
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Help Support ArabLit: Buy a Back Issue
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Help Support ArabLit: Buy a Back Issue
Join our "buy a back issue" campaign to support our work in 2025-26.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I wish more journals/magazines would have easy options for buying specific back issues
Translating Arabic Polyglossia
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
Translating Arabic Polyglossia
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
arablit.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Translating Arabic Polyglossia
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
Classic short fiction on the Nakba by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani (1914-1974), tr. Amr El-Zawawy.
"The Last Bullet":
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"The Last Bullet":
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Classic Short Fiction: al-Irani’s The Last Bullet
A classic short story by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani in which wealthy men in Amman tell a Palestinian waiter he should be happy.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Classic short fiction on the Nakba by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani (1914-1974), tr. Amr El-Zawawy.
"The Last Bullet":
arablit.org/2025/12/16/c...
"The Last Bullet":
arablit.org/2025/12/16/c...
Classic Short Fiction: al-Irani’s The Last Bullet
A classic short story by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani in which wealthy men in Amman tell a Palestinian waiter he should be happy.
A classic short story by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani in which wealthy men in Amman tell a Palestinian waiter he should be happy.
Classic Short Fiction: al-Irani’s The Last Bullet
A classic short story by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani in which wealthy men in Amman tell a Palestinian waiter he should be happy.
arablit.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Classic Short Fiction: al-Irani’s The Last Bullet
A classic short story by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani in which wealthy men in Amman tell a Palestinian waiter he should be happy.
A classic short story by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani in which wealthy men in Amman tell a Palestinian waiter he should be happy.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces 2026’s 16-book Longlist
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction today announced 2026's judges and 16-book longlist.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction today announced 2026's judges and 16-book longlist.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces 2026’s 16-book Longlist
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction today announced 2026's judges and 16-book longlist.
arablit.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces 2026’s 16-book Longlist
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction today announced 2026's judges and 16-book longlist.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction today announced 2026's judges and 16-book longlist.
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‘…can ideological fantasy be challenged, and perhaps ruptured, through the imaginative power of fiction itself?’
On ‘Fighting Ideological Fantasy with Fiction’
Several authors who contributed short stories to the collection spoke about their thoughts on the collapse of time, historical continuities and the notion of fighting ideological fantasy with fiction.
Several authors who contributed short stories to the collection spoke about their thoughts on the collapse of time, historical continuities and the notion of fighting ideological fantasy with fiction.
On ‘Fighting Ideological Fantasy with Fiction’
Several authors who contributed short stories to the collection spoke about their thoughts on the collapse of time, historical continuities and the notion of fighting ideological fantasy with fiction.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
‘…can ideological fantasy be challenged, and perhaps ruptured, through the imaginative power of fiction itself?’
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December 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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