1800 - 19201914 – 1918 World War I admin / February 14, 2025 The First World War and its aftermath effected on Arabic countries to such an extent that it changed the themes…
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Colonial rule of Northern Africa1882 British Occupation of Egypt admin / February 14, 2025 Raḍwā ʿĀshūr (1946 – 2014, Egypt) – Sirāj (1992, English trans. Siraaj: An Arab Tale, 2007). This novel describes Arab
Colonial rule of Northern AfricaFrench colonization of the Maghreb admin / February 10, 2025 Fatima Bakhaï (1949-, Algeria) – Dounia (‘Dunya’, 1995) tells the story of a young ambitious girl, Dounia, maturing during the
1800 - 19201860 Mount Lebanon Civil War admin / February 10, 2025 Rabīʿa Jābir (1972-, Lebanon) – Yūsuf al-Inglīzī (‘Yusuf the Englishman’, 1999), trilogy Bayrūt Madīnat al-ʿĀlim (‘Beirut: A City of the
1800 - 19201844 – 1885 Mahdi State Sudan admin / February 10, 2025 Amīr Tāj al-Sir (1960-, Sudan) – Tawatturāt al-Qubṭī (‘The Copt’s worries’, 2009). This novel’s protagonist is Mīkhāʾīl, a Copt living
1800 - 1920Ottoman Period admin / February 8, 2025 Rashā ʿAdalī (1976-, Egypt) – Shaghaf (2017, English trans. The Girl with Braided Hair, 2020). Yāsmīn is an art expert
