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Fatima Abdulhamid with the other shortlisted candidates

Saudi novelist Fatima Abdul Hamid on how everyone can be an IPAF winner

International Prize for Arabic Fiction puts the spotlight on shortlisted books as well as the winner, raising profiles and sales, as the writer of The Farthest Horizon tells Al Majalla.

Abeer Ali 26 June 2023

In an interview with Iraqi writer, poet, and translator Younis Tawfik, he talks about migrant literature, writing and translating in Italian, and the effect of his best-known works.

Oriana Fenwick

Iraqi writer Younis Tawfik: Italian is my language and my homeland

A discussion about migrant literature, writing and translating in Italian, and the effect of his best-known works

Youssouf Waqqas 27 May 2023

Does the chance of acclaim change the motivation of writers? Can stories win awards without conforming to the requirements of prize-givers, or does the ceremony just distract from the creative process?

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How literary prizes can twist the plot for writers

Does the chance of acclaim change the motivation of writers? Can stories win awards without conforming to the requirements of prizegivers, or does the ceremony just distract from the creative process?

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 01 May 2023

Omani writer Bashaayer Hibras makes her mark on the “very short story”

Yemeni poet Ali Al Muqri reviews the recent works of Bashaayer Hibras, followed by a selection of her stories

Ali Almuqri 23 March 2023

A pedestrian walks past the Middle Eastern specialist bookshop, Al Saqi Books, in Bayswater, west London, on December 14, 2022.

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Is this the end of Arab cultural hubs in the British capital?

Publishers that have carried the torch for decades say it's time to pass the responsibility on to the new generation.

Haitham Hussein 19 February 2023

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Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

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In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

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