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Book Club: Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2019, Voices of the Lost, is celebrated Lebanese writer Hoda Barakat's latest must-read novel.
As the world celebrates Arabic Language Day, its 390 million speakers are becoming an important market for the growing popularity of audiobooks.
Turkish writer accused of sexual harassment dies by suicide
A number of Turkish authors have been accused of sexual assault and harassment in recent days.
Forgotten Syrians need winter help, says author Gaiman
Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman said the world should remember that refugees are ordinary people dealing with upheaval.
Displaced Syria teen recreates lost family home
Syria's war forced the Diab family to flee their village, but when 19-year-old Wissam moved into a tent in northwestern Syria he decided to ...
Islam in the Eastern African Novel
Book Club: Emad Mirmotahari's comprehensive study of Islam in Eastern African fiction reimagines the region's multi-ethnic and multi-religious history.
Palestinian novelist Huzama Habayeb on literature, memory and displacement
The New Arab Meets: Huzama Habayeb, an award-winning Palestinian novelist who explores the relationship between exile and nostalgia in her ...
Freedom of speech and the exceptional case of Palestine
Comment: Too many 'progressives' are unwilling to extend their anti-racist and anti-colonial values to support for Palestine, writes Randa ...
Virus will inspire generation of writers, says Lebanese novelist
Jabbour Douihy, who has twice been shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, believes coronavirus will become part of 'the ...
Books by Muslim authors every child should be reading
From teenage novels to stories for younger readers, here are a few books by Muslim authors children should be reading right now.
Muslim women writers who are changing the narrative
#IWD2020: For International Women's Day we list some female Muslim writers who are fighting the system back with words by contributing stories ...
Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution
Book Club: Nadia Yaqub's Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution delves into the political dynamics of Palestinian film.
A dystopian vision of Kuwait: Mama Hissa's Mice
Book Club: Mama Hissa's Mice is a story where the personal aligns with the political, making this a timely and important novel.
Renowned Turkish novelist acquitted in terror trial
The Istanbul court acquitted Asli Erdogan, who is living in exile in Germany, of charges membership of an armed terror organisation, disrupting ...
My Life in Jihad, from Algeria to Afghanistan
Book Club: Abdullah Anas and Tam Hussein's To the Mountains: My Life in Jihad, from Algeria to Afghanistan is a valuable resource in ...
Grief, guilt and sisterly bonds: A Pure Heart
Book Club: Stories about sisters are all the rage these days, and this very relationship is what is explored by Rajia Hassib in her new novel A Pure Heart.
The best books by Arab authors in 2019
Book Club: The New Arab rounds up some of the best reads written in English by Arab authors this year.
Erdogan attacks Nobel committee over 'Bosnia genocide denier' award
Peter Handke, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is widely accused of denying the Bosnian genocide.
Fatima Bhutto's New Kings of the World
Book Club: Fatima Bhutto's New Kings of the World is an astute, informative and addictive look at the globalisation of pop culture.
Kia Abdullah: Breaking boundaries in publishing
Book Club: Take it Back, Kia Abdullah's third novel, deals with a range of complex and controversial issues like Islamophobia and the #MeToo ...
Thomas Cook and the rise of Britain's colonial empire
Despite being synonymous with affordable package holidays, the Thomas Cook travel company, which collapsed this week, was once at the forefront ...
Iranian musician leads Middle Eastern 'peace album' collaboration
'My one only weapon to fight for freedom is by making music': The New Arab Meets: Mehdi Rajabian who has made an album taking a stand against ...
In memoriam: Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian novelist and political activist
Culture: Ghassan Kanafani was a prolific writer and an activist. If his life hadn't been cut short in an Israeli assassination, he would have ...
Thirteen Months of Sunrise: Rich portrayal of contemporary Sudan
Book Club: Everyone has their own story that adds value to a community in Rania Mamnoun's novel, depicting the different everyday experiences ...
Jokha Alharthi's 'Celestial Bodies' novel landed the Arab author the Man Booker International prize.
Comment: Eurovision is being hosted by an apartheid state, writes Randa Abdel-Fattah.
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