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A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. Albert Camus
Best Arabic Books of 2011: A Personal Choice
M. LYNX-QUALEY: It's been a momentous year in politics in the Arab World but how has literature measured up? Herewith 2011 's highlights.…
Kingmakers, Invention of the Modern Middle East
STEVE ROYSTON: Book Review: Here you'll find the Britons and Americans - proconsuls, agents provocateurs, spies, politicians - that shaped the Middle East.…
A Force for Freedom, Mohamed Hashem
M.LYNX-QUALEY: At a press conference today, award-winning author Mohamed Hashem was the target of accusations by the SCAF's General Adel Emara.…
Bahrain: 3 Cartoonists, Sum Bigger than Parts?
M.LYNX-QUALEY: Neufeld wasn’t in Bahrain during the protests, but he cartoons about it nevertheless through the lens of two cartoonists who were.…
Art’s Struggle to Define Who & What is ‘Tahrir’
M.LYNX-QUALEY: Dina Adel asserts that all this means art in Egypt (and perhaps beyond) is undergoing a renaissance, another Nahda...…
Libya Hosts Book ‘Un-Banning Ceremony’
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Who knows - it could set the template for a wave of such events. Libya's 'Book Un-Banning Ceremony' is worth celebrating. …
Emirati Female Writers Finding Their Feet
M. LYNX-QUALEY: A collection of writing from Emirati authors, showcased in the journal 'Banipal', demonstrates the wide variety of female voices in the UAE... …
‘No Government Support’ for Arabic Literature
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Unlike most Western governments there is little appetite among any Arab government for the translation and promotion of literature. It's a great shame. …
‘Writing the Revolution’: Two Authors Reflect
JENNIFER SEARS, ARABLIT: Two leading novelists attending an event in New York reflect on the role of intellectuals on this year's events.…