“The Small Clay Plate”—a Siwa folk tale
A tale of a tailor from the deserts of Siwa, Egypt, where fortune reveals the invaluable lesson of recognizing what is truly precious.
The Imagination Interviews
“Ghosts of Farsis”—a cyberpunk story
The story is part of Hussein Fawzy's cyberpunk story collection “Graduation Project” recently published by Waziz House.
The Conqueror of Time—Egyptian Cryogenics
Nihad Sherif's 1972 novel is a pioneering Arabic sci-fi work on human cryopreservation, with prose reminiscent of Mahfouz and Taha Hussein.
Salacious Criminality—Trenchcoat Detectives, Rogues & Smoking Guns
The Arabic crime novel can't compete with more popular genres including satire, horror, or historical fiction, but that hasn't always been the case.
Traveling Crafts: The Moon and Science Fiction in Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art
Science fiction and dystopias figure prominently in Arab literature going back more than 100 years, writes Elizabeth Rauh.
The Time-Travels of the Man who Sold Pickles and Sweets—an Excerpt
Ibn Shalaby, like many Egyptians, is looking for a job. Yet, unlike most of his fellow citizens, he is prone to sudden dislocations in time.
“The Spirit of Mutiny”—speculative fiction
An excerpt from a novel of speculative fiction envisioned a post-imperialist future, with Gaza as a key symbol of resistance against Empire.
Susan Abulhawa at Oxford Union on Palestine/Israel
Susan Abulhawa gave a speech at Oxford Union as a resolution passed determining "Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide."
A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less
May Haddad delivers an exciting prequel featuring celestial courier Carna, who travels through time and space in 30 minutes or less.
“Envy”—a story by Huda Hamed
The ambivalence that leads to the break up of a decade-long marriage must first face a mother's wrathful disappointment.
Barrack Zailaa Rima’s Beirut Resists Categorization
Rima offers readers an understanding of Beirut as both a single city and a city multiplied, a geographic point always undergoing change.
“As Much of Life as the World Can Show”—a short story
A chance encounter, a flurry of SMS messages, and a week-long trip to London, make a long distance romance lasting and real.
قصة قصيرة لحسين فوزي: أشباح فرسيس
في القصة القصيرة لحسين فوزي، يخترع مهندس ميكاترونكس جهازًا لقياس مدى توتر العلاقات. صدرت مؤخرًا المجموعة القصصية الأولى لحسين فوزي «مشروع التخرج» من وزيز للنشر.
حوار مع حسين فوزي: تظاهرت بأني أقرأ في البداية، ثم استمتعت بالقراءة لاحقًا
يتحدث الكاتب المصري حسين فوزي عن بدايات الكتابة، وعن تصوراته عن ما يكتب. صدرت مجموعة حسين الأولى «مشروع التخرج» منذ أيام عن دار وزيز.
رسالة من طهران: عن آلام الآخرين، مرة أخرى
على مدى ما يقرب من أربعين عامًا، كما تكتب سارة موخافات، انتقل جيلها في إيران من أزمة إلى أخرى.