What has changed in the last twenty years in Arabic literature, publishing and translation? What has not?
The sponsor of this episode, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, was founded in 2006. It was followed by a number of other shifts: the globalization of regional book fairs, the founding of many other book prizes (particularly in GCC countries), the ever-inc ... Show More
Jul 2026
Books by Rabih Alameddine, May Ziadeh, Samar Yazbek, Lamia Ziadé and More
Marcia is publishing the first English translation of early 20th century woman of letters and feminist icon May Ziadhe; Ursula has been working on a review of the award-winning Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine. We also talk about a devastating book based on interviews with Gaz ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 2026
Unlocking Palestine: Sara Yasin on editing The Key
The Key is a new online publication dedicated to covering Palestine as “the core issue at the heart of the modern world.” We’re joined by its editor-in-chief, Sara Yasin, former managing editor of the LA Times. The Key is an outgrowth of PalFest, an annual traveling literature f ... Show More
1h 15m
Jan 2022
Series 2 - 3ala el Maydan (Trailer)
<p>Putting fieldwork at the heart of the conversation, <b>3ala el Maydan</b> invites researchers, journalists, and art practitioners from the Middle East and North Africa region and beyond, to talk about their experiences, discoveries, challenges, and surprises when carrying out ... Show More
1m 13s