Art

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. Albert Camus

Lebanon’s Hottest New Act… Mashrou Leila

Lebanon’s Hottest New Act… Mashrou Leila

RACHEL MCARTHUR: Remember the name Mashrou Leila (Leila's Project), because we guarantee this band will become a household name very soon.…

The Top 100 – and Five – Arabic Novels

The Top 100 – and Five – Arabic Novels

M. LYNX-QUALEY: The Arab Writers Union has listed the Top 100 Arabic novels. Puzzling, annoying, lists such as this are nevertheless fun. …

Should Translators Be Native Speakers of Arabic, Or English?

Should Translators Be Native Speakers of Arabic, Or English?

M.LYNX QUALEY: There have been native Arabic speakers who’ve made a mess of translation. Just as surely, there have been English speakers who have not understood the Arabic.…

Books are Best: A Luddite’s View of the Kindle

Books are Best: A Luddite’s View of the Kindle

ALEXANDER MCNABB: I am a huge fan of the Kindle but, in the spirit of intellectual freedom, I am prepared to consider the merits of the book. Briefly. …

Arab World Democratists, Meet Thomas Jefferson

Arab World Democratists, Meet Thomas Jefferson

JUAN COLE: I am hopeful that the book will find an eager reception in Egypt, Tunisia and other countries yearning for democracy in the Arab world. …

Novels of the Revolution: What will they look like?

Novels of the Revolution: What will they look like?

M. LYNX-QUALEY: With many of the 'red lines' now swept away novelists throughout the Arab world are free to touch on subjects hitherto out of bounds.…

Now That We Have Tasted Hope – A Poem

Now That We Have Tasted Hope – A Poem

M. LYNX QUALEY: "Now that we have lived on this hard-earned crust, We would sooner die than seek any other taste to life, Any other way of being human..."…

Five ‘Must Read’ Biographies from the Arab World

Five ‘Must Read’ Biographies from the Arab World

M.LYNX-QUALEY: It's almost impossible to choose just five 'must read' biographies from the Arab world. When asked to do so I managed to limit it to six. …

Countdown to the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Countdown to the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

M. LYNX QUALEY: The award has stirred controversy this year as other years, with authors such as Gamal al-Ghitani and Radwa Ashour refusing to be nominated.…

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