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record number of entries for Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary...
The list of 29 titles - a record number - submitted for the £3,000 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Translation 2015 was released during the Open Evening of the Banipal Arab British Centre Library...
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interview with Egyptian writer Bahaa Abdelmegid on his Dublin novel 'Temple Bar'
The English translation of Egyptian novelist and short-story writer Bahaa Abdelmegid's 2011 novel Khammarat al-ma'bad (Dar Merit) is published by the American University in Cairo (AUC) Press under the...
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'Vanished' - Ahmed Masoud's novel of a father's disappearance in Gaza
BOOK REVIEWVanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda by Ahmed MasoudRimal Publications, Cyprus, 2015pbk, 204ppISBN: 978-9963-715-13-8In this absorbing debut novel the Gaza-born...
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efforts in UK to counter ISIS in cyberspace
New British initiatives aim to counter ISIS on social mediaby Susannah Tarbush Arabic version was published in Al-Hayat daily newspaper 20 August a still from Not Another BrotherOne of the main tools...
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review of Leila Aboulela's 4th novel 'The Kindness of Enemies': crises of...
Book review: "The Kindness of Enemies" by Leila AboulelaCrises of identity and loyalty from Scotland to the Caucasus In her engrossing fourth novel, "The Kindness of Enemies", the Sudanese-British...
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author and translator speak on translating Selma Dabbagh's novel Out of It...
When Palestinian-British writer and lawyer Selma Dabbagh's debut novel Out of It was published in the UK by Bloomsbury in 2011, it received much praise from reviewers and was hailed as breaking new...
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review of Moroccan author Bensalem Himmich's novel My Torturess
A Masterpiece of post-9/11 literatureextracts from a review by Susannah Tarbush, for Banipal magazine My Torturess by Bensalem Himmich, translated by Roger AllenSyracuse University Press, Syracuse, New...
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new imprint Liquorice Fish publishes Omar Sabbagh's Beirut novella 'Via...
British-Lebanese poet-scholar Omar Sabbagh enters fiction arena with Via Negativa: A Parable of ExileThe 34-year-old British-Lebanese writer and academic Dr Omar Sabbagh has in the past few years...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) 2016 longlist to be announced...
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), announced today that the longlist of IPAF 2016 - worth a total of $60,000 to the winner - will be revealed in a week's time, on Tuesday 12 January....
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Paul Starkey wins Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for his translation of The Book...
The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation 2015 Winner: Paul StarkeyCommended: Jonathan WrightPaul StarkeyThe 2015 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation is...
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18 February London event for Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize winner
Join Banipal Magazine for Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize celebration at Waterstones Piccadilly on Thursday 18 FebruaryPaul Starkey - winner of the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation...
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16-novel longlist of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) 2016...
the 16 titles shortlisted for IPAF 2016LONGLIST OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARAB FICTIONThe International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) today revealed the longlist of 16 novels in contention for...
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judging panel for the Caine Prize for African Writing 2016 announced
The five-member judging panel of the £10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing 2016 was announced today in London. The panel, comprising four women and one man, is chaired by the distinguished author...
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Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize & other translation prizes to be awarded in London...
Following its announcement that Paul Starkey has won the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation 2015 for his translation of Youssef Rakha's debut novel The Book of the Sultan's...
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Darf Publishers issues new edition of trailblazing book 'Translating Libya'
When Translating Libya: The Modern Libyan Short Story by Ethan Chorin was first published in 2008 by London publisher Saqi, in association with the London Middle East Institute at SOAS, it was hailed...
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction shortlist unveiled in Oman
the six titles shortlisted for IPAF 2016International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) 2016 shortlist Tareq Bakari(of Morocco), Rabai al-Madhoun (Palestine), Mohamed Rabie (Egypt), Mahmoud Shukair...
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Saqi to publish Sayed Kashua's essay collection Native: Dispatches from an...
Saqi to publish Native by Sayed KashuaLondon-based publisher Saqi Books anounced today that it is delighted to have acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Native: Dispatches from an Israeli-Palestinian...
View ArticlePalestinian Ambassador to UK objects to Foreign Secretary Hammond's comment
The Palestinian Mission in the UK issued today the following statement on Palestinian Ambassador Manuel Hassassian's response to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond's lecture at the Conservative Middle...
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Peter Clark's Damascus Diaries give a unique view of life under the Assads
review of Peter Clark’s Damascus Diaries: Life under the AssadsbySusannah Tarbushfor an Arabic version of this review see Al-Hayat Arabic dailyDuring his time as Director of the British Council in...
View ArticleRoyal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea urgently seeks accommodation for Syrian...
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC): Refugees Welcome Landlords needed - Can you help refugees? Can you offer a house, a studio, or a flat?- Are you a local landlord or interested in...
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