The MarginalizedThe Marginalized admin / February 7, 2025 ʿAbdallah Bin Bakhīt (1952-, Saudi Arabia) – Shāriʿa al-ʿAṭāyif (‘Street of affections’, 2009), tells the story of three characters who…
Social Issues and Societal ChangeGlobalization and Consumerism admin / February 7, 2025 Yāsīn ʿAdnān (1970-, Morocco) – Hūt Mārūk (2016, English trans. Hot Maroc, 2021). A comedy, this novel paints a detailed
Social Issues and Societal ChangeGender Issues admin / February 7, 2025 Wajdī al-Ahdal (1973-, Yemen), Samir ʿAbd al-Fattaḥ (1971-, Yemen), and ʿAbdallah ʿAbbās (?, Yemen) made a Yemeni adaption of Shakespear’s
Social Issues and Societal ChangeClass and Social Change admin / February 7, 2025 ʿAbd al-Qādir ʿAlūllah’s (1939 – 1994, Algeria) trilogy al-Aqwāl (‘The sayings’, 1980), al-Ajwād (‘The generous’, 1985), and al-Lithām (1989, English
ModernityWomen and Traditional Society admin / February 7, 2025 Karīmah Aḥdād (1993, Morocco) – Banāt al-Ṣabbār (‘Cactus girls’, 2018). This novel centers the female members of a single family
ModernityReligion and Modernity admin / February 7, 2025 ʿAbdallah Khalīfah (1948-, Bahrain) – Al-Aqlaf (‘The uncircumcised’, 2002). This novel focuses on the conflict between religious doctrines in the
ModernityBetween Tradition and Modernity admin / February 7, 2025 Yaḥya Ḥaqqī (1905 – 1992, Egypt) – Qindīl Umm Hāshim (1944, English trans. The Lamp of Umm Hashim, 2006). Ismaʿil,
