Arabic literature

Border as Fiction: A Conversation with Shady Lewis

Border as Fiction: A Conversation with Shady Lewis

Lewis, fresh off his win of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, reflects on borders, bureaucracy, and more.

12 JUNE 2026 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
The Art of Arabic Translation: An Interview With Roger Allen

The Art of Arabic Translation: An Interview With Roger Allen

Yale scholar of Arabic language and literature Jonas Elbousty talks to one of the most prolific translators of...

14 MARCH 2025 • By Jonas Elbousty
Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

A conversation in which two Arabic to English translators and scholars consider language and Gaza with respect to...

17 JANUARY 2025 • By Yasmeen Hanoosh
The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène  

The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène  

Melissa Chemam interviews the French-Algerian novelist Faïza Guène on the publication of her novel "Discretion" in English translation.

22 MAY 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
Al-Koni’s Tuareg Perspective on Islam’s Conquest of North Africa

Al-Koni’s Tuareg Perspective on Islam’s Conquest of North Africa

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the new Ibrahim al-Koni translation of a story that recounts Islam's conquest of North Africa.

5 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Francisco Letelier
Truth or Dare? Reinterpreting Al-Harīrī’s Arab Rogue

Truth or Dare? Reinterpreting Al-Harīrī’s Arab Rogue

Farah Abdessamad reviews a new English translation of Impostures from Basra-born Al-Hariri that revives the "eloquent rogue" genre...

14 MARCH 2021 • By Farah Abdessamad
 
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