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| ‘Reflections on Islamic Art’: Reinvigorating the Discourse on Islam, and Art |
| January 4, 2011. Arabic Literature (in English). Egypt. From my review in Al Masry Al Youm / Egypt Independent: “Reflections on Islamic Art,” edited by Ahdaf Soueif, appears at a time when Islamic ... |
| Reflections on Islamic Art, Edited by Ahdaf Soueif |
| January 4, 2011. The Independent. United Kingdom. On one of the occasions Kingsley Amis stayed with Philip Larkin in Hull, Larkin went to the trouble to procure some new furniture for his guest. ... |
| 5 Questions with Robin Moger on Translating Ahmed Mourad’s ‘Vertigo’ |
| January 3, 2011. Arabic Literature (in English). Egypt. Ahmed Mourad’s popular and groundbreaking 2007 novel, Vertigo, came out this past fall in translation (My short review for the Egypt ... |
| A year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly |
| December 30, 2011. Al Masry Al Youm. Egypt. 2011 has been eventful, inspiring, and sometimes depressing. The following critics’ picks try to capture the conflicting emotions of the year. Graffiti: ... |
| A ‘Best of Arabic Literature (in English)’ 2011 |
| December 30, 2011. Arabic Literature (in English). Egypt. There were more than three dozen Arabic books published in English translation this year, as well as dozens of books by authors of the Arab... |
| Four authors offer their picks for the best titles of 2011 |
| December 27, 2011. The National. United Arab Emirates. Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing is a partnership of Qatar Foundation and Bloomsbury Publishing. Four of the publishing house's authors ... |
| Egyptian Literature (in Translation) for Teens |
| December 24, 2011. Arabic Literature (in English). Egypt. A few days back, @zoraoneill (Zora O’Neill) asked me: “Any Egyptian fiction in translation you’d recommend for teens?” She was, she said, “... |
| 5 Questions with Iraqi Novelist Ali Bader |
| December 16, 2011. Arabic Literature (in English). Egypt. As the U.S. Defense Secretary gave the war story a happily-ever-after and waved good-bye to Iraq, I remained dismayed at how little Iraqi ... |
| Winners of Al Owais Award Include Novelist Radwa Ashour, Poet Mohammad Ali Shamsuddin |
| December 12, 2011. Arabic Literature (in English). Egypt. This Sunday morning, the organizers of the biannual Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award announced their 2010-2011 winners. The winners included ... |
| Why Americans Should (or Shouldn’t?) Read Ali Bader’s ‘The Tobacco Keeper’ |
| December 9, 2011. Arabic Literature (in English). Egypt. Recently, a U.S.-based professor and I were discussing the possibility of teaching Ali Bader’s The Tobacco Keeper (in translation) to ... |
| The Art of Forgetting: coping with lost love |
| December 8, 2011. The National. United Arab Emirates. The Art of Forgetting Ahlem Mosteghanemi Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Dh18 For more than a decade, the Algerian writer and novelist ... |
| Reflections on Islamic Art || ed Ahdaf Soueif |
| December 5, 2011. ArtBookReview.net. To say that Muslim culture is overlooked is both true and untrue at the same time. True because we in the West are only peripherally aware of it and untrue ... |
| ‘The Tobacco Keeper’ asks: Who is Baghdad? |
| December 5, 2011. Egypt Independent. Egypt. Ali Bader’s “The Tobacco Keeper” is a complex, emotionally charged novel of masks and shifting identities. It encompasses eighty years, and an ... |
| 5 Questions with Amira Nowaira, Translator of ‘The Tobacco Keeper’ |
| December 1, 2011. Arabic Literature (in English). Egypt. Dr. Amira Nowaira translated Ali Bader’s The Tobacco Keeper (read a mid-novel excerpt here), which is out next month from Bloomsbury-Qatar; ... |
| ‘Reflections on Islamic Art’ released |
| December 1, 2011. Qatar Tribune. Qatar. TWENTY-SEVEN contributors from all around the world have written a book, ‘Reflections on Islamic Art’ , to celebrate the unique collection of Islamic ... |
| Mubarak's personal photographer wrote novel about corruption |
| November 30, 2011. CNN.com. United States of America. "Maybe in 10 years time -- or when everything has settled down -- I will write about it." -- Ahmed Mourad was Mubarak's official photographer ... |
| Bloomsbury to launch ‘The Tobacco Keeper’ |
| November 28, 2011. The Peninsula. Qatar. The Tobacco Keeper is for anyone who seeks to understand the Middle East. The book written by Ali Bader and translated by Amira Nowaira will be published by... |
| Arabic literature in translation |
| November 27, 2011. The National. United Arab Emirates. At the Sharjah Book Fair, which wrapped up yesterday, deals were being struck to translate the latest Arabic works into English (aided by a ... |
| Books of the year 2011 |
| November 25, 2011. the guardian. United Kingdom. A novel about a dinner-party guest who won't leave, a history of Henry VII, an inquiry into madness … Which books have most impressed our writers ... |
| Egyptian author gives fuel for thought |
| November 20, 2011. The National. United Arab Emirates. "A writer should carry coal in the morning and write in his spare time." That, says the Egyptian novelist Khaled Al Khamissi on his website, ... |
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