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Jon Fosse’s Nobel Prize: A Landmark Moment for Norwegian Literature

By: Mouloud Benzadi on: Saturday 28 October 2023 - Genre: Opinion

On Thursday, October 5th, 2023, at 12:00 pm, an eagerly awaited announcement revealed that the renowned Norwegian playwright and author, Jon Fosse, had been awarded the illustrious Nobel Prize in Lite...

قالت

By: Sameh Rashad on: Friday 27 October 2023 - Genre: Essays

#قالت_. أنا امرأةٌ بلا بذور ولا فاكهة شاهدتني جدتي وأنا أتلوى كالجعارين النطاطة وشَعري يسبح في الهواء كزهرة اللوتس كان جسدي يلمع كالفضة وعيناي تستطلعان الشمس شدّتني من ضفيرتي وضربتني إذ رأتك تلو...

My Brief Encounter with Indian Fiction as an Arab

By: Essam Aljassim on: Thursday 26 October 2023 - Genre: Literary Studies

Moving is a transformative experience for a child, bringing about significant changes in their life. Unlike adults, who often relocate for specific reasons and with clear objectives in mind, children...

No Peace without Justice: Gaza Has Just Vanquished a 20-Year-Old Israeli Plan

By: Ramzy Baroud on: Wednesday 25 October 2023 - Genre: Palestine File

Palestinians in Gaza celebrate the launch of Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) First published on ramzybaroud.net on 19 October. Israel had t...

The Photo - a short story by Nawal El Saadawi

من المجموعة القصصية : " وكانت هى الأضعف " 1958

By: Nawal Elsaadawi on: Wednesday 25 October 2023 - Genre: Excerpts

كان كل شئ يمكن أن يستمر كما كان في حياة نرجس ، لولا أن يدها اصطدمت صدفة بظهر نبوية ، فارتطمت أصابعها بكرة طرية من اللحم، ورأت عيناها المندهشتان بروزین صغیرین يهتزان تحت جلبابها ، مع اهتزازات ذراعيها و...

Human Intervention

By: Youssef Rakha on: Friday 20 October 2023 - Genre: Palestine File

Still from Elia Suleiman’s 2002 film Divine Intervention If I don’t write now I never will. Since I published this Arabic response to the horror, people—Arabs—have argued wi...

Think Of Others

from Almond Blossoms and Beyond, translation to English by Mohammed Shaheen

By: Mahmoud Darwish on: Thursday 19 October 2023 - Genre: Poetry

As you prepare your breakfast, think of others (do not forget the pigeon’s food). As you conduct your wars, think of others (do not forget those who seek peace). As...

Gaza: Israeli bombs and the next human tragedy

By: Marwan Asmar on: Tuesday 17 October 2023 - Genre: Palestine File

The Israeli military is beating the living daylight out of Gaza. It’s bombing right, left and center across the Strip’s geographical north, center and south. Israeli politicians...

Agatha Christie: The Reigning Queen of the Literary World

By: Mouloud Benzadi on: Sunday 15 October 2023 - Genre: Literary Studies

In the world of literature, there are few names that create as much mystery and intrigue as Agatha Christie. Known as the queen of crime fiction, Christie's imaginative storytelling has enthralled...

نوال السعداوى ..معها كان لى ايام

By: Ashraf Tawfik on: Sunday 8 October 2023 - Genre: Interviews

إنها المرأة التي قابلتها سنة 1970بالشورت وأنا أركض أبحث عن الحب فكانت أول بوابة رئيسية في الطريق وكتب عليها دوما ً (أن تحويل المرأة إلى سلعة تباع وتشترى باسم الزواج نوع من البغاء المقنع بقناع الشرعية...

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