Books
‘The Ultras Book’: Ethnography of an unusual crowd
February 2, 2012
‘The Ultras Book’: Ethnography of an unusual crowd
The violent clashes on Wednesday after a football game between the Ahly and Masry teams in Port Said have brought…
In other words: Spotlight on Banipal Prize awardee Barbara Romaine
January 31, 2012
In other words: Spotlight on Banipal Prize awardee Barbara Romaine
Next week, the winners of the annual Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation will be celebrated in London. When the…
‘A Muslim Suicide’: Literature in the tradition of Islamic art
January 29, 2012
‘A Muslim Suicide’: Literature in the tradition of Islamic art
The title of Bensalem Himmich's 2008 novel, "Haza al-Andalusi!" ("This Andalusian!"), is as subdued in Arabic as it is attention-grabbing…
Blog: Trapped within the walls of the Mubarak regime
January 25, 2012
Blog: Trapped within the walls of the Mubarak regime
A young man with a brush painting the Egyptian flag and writing the revolution's slogans on the walls was one…
One year into the revolution, revisiting ‘Policing and Prisons in the Middle East’
January 24, 2012
One year into the revolution, revisiting ‘Policing and Prisons in the Middle East’
As the revolution's first-year anniversary approaches on 25 January, a national holiday that usually commemorates Police Day, a book on…
Festival reading of Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ stirs anger in India
January 21, 2012
Festival reading of Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ stirs anger in India
Muslim activists in India on Saturday said they would lodge a complaint with police after Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic…
A dystopic utopia
January 20, 2012
A dystopic utopia
The Contemporary Image Collective downtown space was close to bursting on Wednesday night. Visitors packed into the gallery’s meeting space…
Aslan draws his final portrait in ‘Two-Bedroom Apartment’
January 19, 2012
Aslan draws his final portrait in ‘Two-Bedroom Apartment’
A two-bedroom apartment might seem like a tiny space to write about, but iconic writer Ibrahim Aslan, who died last…
A new take on the Palestinian story
January 15, 2012
A new take on the Palestinian story
In her debut novel, British-Palestinian author Selma Dabbagh has set herself a very difficult task. “Out of It,” published by…
Two Egyptians make shortlist for ‘Arabic Booker’
January 11, 2012
Two Egyptians make shortlist for ‘Arabic Booker’
A moment of silence in memory of Ibrahim Aslan opened the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) press conference on…