‘Whose Face is Huge and Wears a Hideous Expression’: On David Larsen’s Translation of ‘Names of the Lion’
My latest… a review of David Larsen’s wonderful annotated translation of Ibn Khalawayh’s ‘Names of the Lion’: ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY Back in 2011, The Economist complained it wasn’t possible to get … Continue reading
UKIP leader deletes web page calling for end of NHS
Originally posted on Pride's Purge:
(not satire – it’s the UKIP!) The UKIP is trying desperately to win votes from Labour. That’s probably why they’re doing everything they can…
Obituary: Deyika Nzeribe, 1966-2017
Deyika Nzeribe, who has died suddenly aged 50, , was a much-loved and respected figure in Manchester. His many admirable qualities included not just intelligence and concern about the s… … Continue reading
Happy Now?
Originally posted on Katyboo1's Weblog:
It is day four in the Big Brexit house. I had hoped after Friday’s absolute catastrophe of a day that the country might somehow…
Newly Translated: Poems to Read for Ashraf Fayadh on January 14
There will be two readings for Ashraf in Edinburgh, one at the Department for Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh: https://www.facebook.com/events/575671979265276/ and one at the Scottish Poetry Library … Continue reading
Novels of Jewish-Muslim ‘Miscegenation’: A Thriving World
My new post for @ArabLit on Muslim-Jewish and Arab-Jewish romances in Arabic fiction: ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY Demand for Dorit Rabinyan’s Borderlife has apparently surged since the novel was excluded from Israel’s high-school Hebrew-literature … Continue reading
Moroccan Writer and Scholar Fatema Mernissi, 75
A great loss… one of the most important voices on women in the Middle East: ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY Moroccan writer and scholar Fatema Mernissi, author of the acclaimed memoir Dreams … Continue reading
Translation as Solidarity: The Book of Gaza
Originally posted on The Comma Press Blog:
GUEST BLOG – Sarah Irving, translator for The Book of Gaza, has written a post on translation, the current situation in Gaza and her…
THE CLASSIST VAN – FUCK OFF BACK TO ETON
Originally posted on Ian Bone:
Currently touring South Kensington………….cheers to Al Rottweiler Derby…will be at the Tory party conference in Manchester September 29th and here’s just the toons to go…
Crowdfunding for Timbuktu’s Manuscripts
ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY It’s not as sexy as saving ancient manuscripts from Islamists, but these manuscrips need rescue from humidity and bad storage, according to Dr. Abdel Kader Haïdara, of … Continue reading
Appeal from the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign
It seems to be a dangerous business being a left-wing organisation in London. Not long after Freedom Bookshop was burnt out, the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign sent out the appeal below. … Continue reading
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