The Arab Writer in Paris; Paris in the Arab Writer
Coline Houssais explores the rich tapestry of Arab literature intertwined with the poetic allure of Paris.
Coline Houssais
Coline Houssais is a translator, journalist, producer and independent researcher specializing on cultural history of Northern African and Near Eastern migration in Western Europe as well as on music from the Arab world. A graduate from Sciences Po, Institut Français d’Etudes Arabes de Damas, INALCO and the London School of Economics and Political Science, Coline teaches at Sciences Po. Founder of Ustaza à Paris – L’Agence Ustaza, she is a 2020 Camargo Foundation Fellow as well as the recipient of the Spring 2021 IMéRA-MUCEM Fellowship. Her latest publications include an anthology of Arab music, Musiques du Monde Arabe – une anthologie en 100 artistes (Le Mot et le Reste, 2020) and the first two volumes of Araborama (Institut du Monde Arabe / Le Seuil).
Lina Mounzer is a Lebanese writer and translator. She has been a contributor to many prominent publications including the Paris Review, Freeman’s, Washington Post, and The Baffler, as well as in the anthologies Tales of Two Planets (Penguin 2020), and Best American Essays 2022 (Harper Collins 2022). She is Senior Editor at The Markaz Review.