New review: Habibi
Electronic Intifada, 29th March 2013 More than 1,000 years ago, in the middle of the Arabian peninsula, Qays ibn al-Mulawwah fell in love with Layla bint Mahdi ibn Saad. He … Continue reading
‘Perhaps This Poem Has No End’: Reel Iraq in Edinburgh
My guest blog for ArabLit on Saturday’s ‘Found in Translation’ Iraqi/Scottish poetry event at the Scottish Poetry Library: Despite Sabreen Kadhim’s absence, we did get one of her poems, “on … Continue reading
Sabreen Kadhim and the halfwits at the UK Border Agency
I’ve had occasion to get all irate and ranty about the impact of the UK Border Agency on art in this country before. Sadly, the cluelessly racist pairing of the … Continue reading
International Women’s Day
Here, to celebrate International Women’s Day, is a PFLP poster from around 1984 depicting women fighters from the Palestinian and international resistance to imperialism. According to the Palestine Poster Project, … Continue reading
International Women’s Day – Tahrir Square
A beautiful, inspiring poster from the fight against sexual violence and for women’s place in Egyptian – and all – societies:
