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Which of these 2026 releases is going straight to your TBR list?

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March 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Explore thought-provoking stories that spark conversation and celebrate the richness of Kurdish experiences.

TMR 60 • KURDISH drops on July 3rd.

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June 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Five poems from Saudi Arabia by Ali Al Hazmi: loss, desire, exile, the sea as memory and threat. A street through a wall — powerful contemporary Arabic poetry in translation...
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A street through a wall | literatur.review
Five poems from Saudi Arabia
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January 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Meriem Essaoudy explores what lies behind migration statistics through Laila Lalami’s Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits: four lives, four journeys, no simple answers.
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Beyond the Numbers: Laila Lalami and the Human Cost of Migration
What Laila Lalami’s ‘Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits’ reveals about migration, belonging, and the human stories behind the numbers. By Meriem Essaoudy.
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September 9, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said), on his birthday January 1  2025 revision
Greatest poet of the Arabic language and scholar of its literature, secular humanist and fearless voice of diversity and tolerance, Adonis championed freedom of conscience and individual autonomy a…
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January 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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In a personal essay, the Egyptian writer, journalist and filmmaker Alaa Hassanien, who lives in France, describes her painful longing for a city that has disappeared from her life...

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Nostalgia for vanished cities | literatur.review
My lost Cairo
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April 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Today's short story comes from Tunisia and is written by Hassan Marzougui, who takes a humorous look at the power of the spoken and written word and how old traditions can be reused to shape the truth...
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Pregnancy cravings | literatur.review
A story from Tunisia
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May 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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It’s sad when it takes an obit to make one discover a new favorite artist or writer. Am reading and loving “The Arabian Nights: a companion” by Robert Irwin based on @forteantimes.bsky.social obituary last issue. Can’t wait to read more by him.

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November 29, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Congratulations to Amr Kamal on being shortlisted for the 2025 First Book Prize from the Modernist Studies Association for EMPORIALISM: DEPARTMENT STORE FICTIONS AND THE POLITICS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN!

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October 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Does exile only bring losses? According to an essay by gynaecologist and writer Najat Abdul Samad, this does not appear to be the case...
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المنفى يأخذ والمنفى يعطي | literatur.review
أفكار حول سيرتي الذاتية وكتاباتي ووطني في سوريا وألمانيا
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June 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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"Dusk" brings together fragmented poetic worlds and gives them voice in three languages...
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One hundred poems, sixty Lebanese poets | literatur.review
"Dusk" brings together fragmented poetic worlds and gives them voice in three languages
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February 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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“Life is already difficult enough.” Egpytian author Ahmed Abdel Moneim Ramadan on absurdity, fantasy, writing under pressure, and why literature can never fully escape reality...
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"Life is already difficult enough" | literatur.review
Egyptian author Ahmed Abdel Moneim Ramadan on how absurdity and fantasy mirror Egypt’s social and political realities, shifts in the literary landscape, the economics of writing, and the tension betwe...
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January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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The Arabic original was published last year, and now Iman Humaydan’s ‘Chansons pour les ténèbres’ has finally been published in French by Verticales/Gallimard. If you need a recommendation, please read our review by Samir El-Youssef.
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Dans l’ombre de l’héritage | literatur.review
Plusieurs signes convaincants font qu'il est irrésistible de lire Songs for Times of Darkness de Iman Humaidan comme un roman "féministe". Couvrant plus de sept décennies, avec une ambition épique, c'...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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MÁRQUEZ, MAHFOUZ, OR GODOT?* by Ali Shakir,

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In this extract from his new book, Heavenly Rooms: A Novel? Shakir muses the allure and transiency of writing.

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September 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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This month's short story comes from Qatar and was written by Huda al-Naimi. It explores the themes of love, loss, and the unpredictable power of poetry...
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A short story from Qatar
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June 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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In a nuanced essay, the Algerian writer Ghizlan Touati reflects on the Arab Booker Prize and why only two women have won it over the years. The answer is as complex as it is sobering...
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Prize, power, invisibility | literatur.review
A gender-sensitive reading of the Arab Booker Prize
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May 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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In a personal essay, the Syrian poet, writer and journalist Manahel Alsahoui writes about her double identity with a pseudonym under the rule of Assad...
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💙📚 #syria #arabicliterature #arabliterature
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Goodbye Carmen Karim... | literatur.review
I'm finally free of my pseudonym
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April 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Our third short story of the month comes from Laila Abdullah from Oman and asks important political questions...
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The false king | literatur.review
A story from Oman
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January 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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President Joseph Aoun congratulated Professor Charbel Dagher on winning the "Arab Talents 2025" award in literature and arts, recognizing his significant contributions to Arab literature and ongoing literary achievements.

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January 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Do You Know Of Nizar Qabani?
Has a poem ever carried you through a difficult season? Does Qabbani's work hold personal meaning for you?
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February 22, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Breaking into a literary sphere dominated by established names is difficult.

Our #MCJN member from #Lebanon and author for Al Majalla, Joudy El-Asmar, speaks with several new authors from the Arab world about their experiences.

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Arab first-time novelists on their debut works
Breaking into a literary sphere dominated by established names is difficult. Al Majalla speaks to several new authors from the Arab world about their experiences.
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April 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM