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Drumsta “The Train Passed By,” tr. A few poems by al-Mala’ika online: “Night Lover,” tr. Drumsta “Revolt Against the Sun,” tr. Saturday Events: Emily Drumsta on ‘Revolt Against the Sun’ This Saturday, we’re trying out a new regular feature, highlighting events that take place online. Revolt Against the Sun brings together poems from each of
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One of these was poet and novelist Rula Jurdi’s Camera Obscura (2017), in maia tabet’s translation; an additional excerpt is now online: The excerpt online is a continuation of the chapter begun in Banipal 69. Friday Finds: Excerpt from Rula Jurdi’s ‘Camera Obscura’ In Banipal magazine’s most recent issue, they published excerpts from nine recent
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With regard to my simple experiences, yes, I have had some difficulties. In the discussion below, al-Sakhi talks about the communities and people who informed his novels. The most famous settlement was “The Capital,” which was located behind the dam that was build by the Ottoman Wali Nathem Pasha in 1910 (and today is located
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She hadn’t slept until late last night, as she had been helping Madiha carry water from the main pipe. Um Ibrahim felt relieved that there was a man who would take over the situation, so she went back home. During that time, Kathmia Mohamed was skillfully crossing the fences between the low conjoined houses, via
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Banipal to Launch Arabic Edition in March 2021 As they announced last month, Banipal magazine will be launching an Arabic edition later this year: Banipal magazine, founded in London in 1998 by Margaret Obank and Samuel Shimon, recently brought out their new 69th issue. The magazine, which launched the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for
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Tugrul Mende: What was the spark that led you to start writing The Arabic Prose Poem: Poetic Theory and Practice? Huda Fakhreddine: I am interested in Arabic poetry, and I try to follow new publications and new trends and movements. I don’t see my work on the prose poem as a leap. TM: Can you give us
Continue reading ‘All Our Translations Are Prose Poems’: A Talk with Huda Fakhreddine
The perfect example is the beginning about the rain. The other four shortlistees for the 2020 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation: Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat (Palestine)Translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp & Sue CopelandPublisher: Neem Tree Press A Shimmering Red Fish Swims with Me by Youssef Fadel (Morocco)Translated by Alexander
Continue reading Kay Heikkinen Wins 2020 Banipal Prize for Translation of Huzama Habayeb’s ‘Velvet’
The people, sullen and forlorn, Trailed along Like a jilted lover Or an oppressed soul Longing for the dawn. My eclipsed moon was bleak. … Back in the day, the moon was as a child of mine, Covered in down feather like a bird. And so was I, Aimlessly wandering the streets As the night
Sunday Submissions: Hazine Seeking ‘Art in the Digital Sphere’ Hazine is looking for pitches by January 22 — although deadlines for finished pieces are flexible — for a series on “the digital world and art from the Mashriq, the Maghreb, Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Turkey, or Iran“: They write: Why have many artists chosen
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Read all twelve poems at rustedradishes.com. Barjeel Prize-winning Poems Now on ‘Rusted Radishes’ The winners and runners-up of the inaugural Barjeel Poetry Prize — twelve in all — appeared this week on the Beirut-based magazine Rusted Radishes: The poems — written in English and Arabic, by teens and adults from around the world — each
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Read the story here: Saghira’s Laws It opens: Shortly after the conclusion of the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference at the beginning of 2014, there appeared in the media an announcement for an open position: “Man or woman wanted for the position of President of the Republic. Applicant must hold Yemeni citizenship, possess excellent reading and
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‘Conceptions of Justice in the 1001 Nights’ If you missed the Zoom event last month, you can watch Enass Khansa on YouTube, talking about “Conceptions of Justice in the 1001 Nights”: In the talk and subsequent discussion, Khansa — an Assistant Professor in the Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages at the American
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Kareem James Abu-Zeid and Ivan Eubanks). The event organizers write of the Syrian-French poet, who is often mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature: Adonis’s birthday represents a moment of reflection for our existence: it pertains to the role of poetry, the belief in humanity at its fullest, the role of the
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The two remaining books in the “best novel” category were A New Funeral for Emad Hamdy, by Wahid Al Tawila, and Chemistry by Walid Alaa El-din. Organizers also published shortlists for several more categories, including the novel and short-story collection categories for established writers: The shortlists in the “Emerging Writer” categories were announced mid-December, and
Continue reading Sawiris Shortlist for Established Writers, Announcement of Winners Delayed
My hair was in my eyes, and I wished that my hair was a palm tree so that I could hide behind it. On one of the shelves, she saw a bag overflowing with flour, and she immediately understood. He said: “We’re going to have dinner in the mountains like we agreed, after I drop
Continue reading New Fiction in Translation: Layla Baalbaki’s ‘The Cat’
Critically, the narrative hasn’t set out events in a documentary fashion, but rather raises the questions of racism and otherness of that have been deliberately ignored. The novel also raises the question of identity in the context of narrative exile, immigration, racism, and cross-cultural expressions. It describes identity as matter of core human right: “identity
Continue reading Fathia Debech’s Katara Prize-winning ‘Melanin’: A Look at Racism and Identity
For those who want to apply: ·Please submit a 250-word pitch of your investigative journalism or multimedia project. · Proposals should include relevant links/work samples that demonstrate strong narrative storytelling and outline intended collaborators, travel plans and production materials. Selected artists/writers will work closely with the ArtsEverywhere team to realize their vision. While we are
Continue reading Sunday Submissions: Long-form Journalism & Multimedia Projects on the Levant
I never knew about Bugia, nor did I fully appreciated the Abbasid Khalif Al-Mustansir (1192-1243), nor was I capable of believing that Sicilian Muslims fought under the banner of Frederick II in the Sixth Crusade (1228-1229), until I researched the life of Leonardo Fibonacci. His unprecedented interest in science (wisdom, as it used to be called
Ahmoudi also joins in performances where poetry is combined with music, such as in the events at the House of Poetry where musical pieces are presented with the poetic recital. That was a turning point in his life and career. He remains devotedly committed to contributing to the effort of enabling a new generation, with blossoming gifts,
He later moved into directing and writing, and produced and directed numerous TV series and films that have been recognized both regionally and internationally. He was in Cairo: Ali — born in the Golan Heights in June 1962 — studied theater in Damascus before launching a career as an actor. In a 2006 interview
Continue reading Syrian Actor, Writer, and Director Hatem Ali Dies at 58