2011 Syrian Uprisings and Civil War2011 Syrian Uprisings and Civil War admin / March 9, 2025 Mahā Ḥassān (1966-, Syria) –ʿAmat Ṣabāḥan Ayatuhā al-Ḥarb (‘Good morning, war’, 2017). With its focus on a Syrian family and…
2011 Arab UprisingsYemen admin / March 9, 2025 Wajdī al-Ahdal (1973-, Yemen) – Arḍ al-Muʾāmirāt al-Saʿīdah (‘Happy land of plots’, 2018). This novel tells the story of a
2011 Arab UprisingsTunisia admin / March 9, 2025 Iynās ʿAbbāsī (1982 –, Tunisia) – Manzil Būrqībah (‘House of Bourguiba’, 2017). This novel is about migration and disappearance. It
2011 Arab UprisingsMorocco admin / March 9, 2025 ʿAbd al-Ilah Bilqazīz (?, Morocco) – al-Ḥarakah (‘The movement’, 2012). This novel tells the story of Morocco’s protests amidst the
2011 Arab UprisingsEgypt admin / March 9, 2025 Aḥmad Muḥammad ʿAbduh (1950-, Egypt) – Banāt 6 Ibrīl (‘Girls of April 6’, 2019). This novel takes its title from
2000 – 20102008 Clashes in Lebanon admin / March 9, 2025 Hilāl Shūmān (1982-, Lebanon) – Līmbū Bayrūt (2016, English trans. Limbo Beirut, 2016). For the largest part, this novel is
2000 – 20102006 Lebanon War admin / March 9, 2025 Alīksandrā Shrītiḥ (1987-, Lebanon) – ʿAlī wa Ummuhu al-Rūsiyya (2010, English trans. Ali and His Russian Mother, 2015). Following the
2000 – 20102005 Ceder revolution Lebanon admin / March 9, 2025 Rabīaʿ Jābir (1972-, Lebanon) – Taqrīr Mīhlīs (2006, English trans. The Mehlis Report, 2013). This novel focuses on the United