Salma Moustafa Khalil

Salma Moustafa Khalil is an Egyptian translator and social and political researcher based in London. Her translation and research work is focused on gender and minority issues, both in the Arabic-speaking world and among the diaspora across Europe. She is a research associate at the University of Birmingham and the University of Pennsylvania and translator at the Middle East Centre, LSE. Her literary work and interests are aligned with her academic research, where she focuses on empowering the voices of young Arabs everywhere through editorial guidance and translation.

Four Poems by Alaa Hassanien from The Love That Doubles Loneliness

Four Poems by Alaa Hassanien from The Love That Doubles Loneliness

Emotions of modern romance are found in Alaa Hasanin’s "The Love That Doubles Loneliness," translated from Arabic by...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Alaa Hassanien, Salma Moustafa Khalil
Genesis and East Cairo—fiction from Shady Lewis Botros

Genesis and East Cairo—fiction from Shady Lewis Botros

In this excerpt from Shady Lewis Botros' latest novel, a child’s innocent counting game masks a disturbing reality.

2 JULY 2023 • By Shady Lewis Botros, Salma Moustafa Khalil
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