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A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. Albert Camus
An Arab Nobel Prize Winner? Don’t Bet On It!
M. LYNX-QUALEY: It's the same old names who are allegedly in contention for the Nobel Literature Prize according to the oddsmakers. …
The Trench Revisited: Another View of Saudi, Oil and Progress
STEVE ROYSTON: The Trench is the second in a quintet that explores the corruption of society by oil, and of those who extracted it, exploited it and enriched themselves in the process.…
Midaq Alley: A Slice of Cairo Brilliantly Revealed
DANIEL M. VARISCO: The incomparable Naguib Mahfouz had a brilliant eye for the detail that revealed Cairo everyday life. Here's one of my favourite passages. …
Wadjda – the official trailer
VIDEO: WADJDA is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries...…
PalFest 2013: Beyond ‘the Crisis Narrative’ To Art & Experiment
M. LYNX-QUALEY: The organisers of this year's Palestine Lit Fest have decided to ignore, as much as possible, the physical barriers separating Palestinians …
Arab Writers at PEN: It’s Not Just About Politics
M. LYNX-QUALEY: At major international writer events there seems to be an overwhelming focus on the politics of the region. Understandable but we're neglecting a fuller picture…
“If You Only Ever Read Five Arabic Books, Read These”
M. LYNX-QUALEY: So you've decided that there's only enough time in your life to read five Arabic books (translated). Here's a little help deciding which five. …
Emirati Sci-Fi Author ‘In No Hurry’ To Translate
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Noura Noman is delighted that her sci-fi novel in Arabic is appealing to primarily teenage audience starved of popular literature in their language …
‘Revolution Against Classical Arabic Is Now Required’
M. LYNX-QUALEY: There is a strong and growing sentiment against the constraints put upon writers in the region who write in a collloquial style …