A Saudi academic is offering a new and nuanced perspective on Orientalism, moving beyond the traditional binary of outright hostility or naïve…

In the realm of translation, Iranian writer and translator Hamid Reza Mohajerani stands out as a bridge between Arabic and Persian literature, owing…

When Saudi sheikh, author, and traveller Mohammed bin Nasser Al-Aboudi died in 2022, he was in his mid-90s and had been garlanded extensively for his…

The Dubious Novelist by Syrian author Fawwaz Haddad is a densely woven story of a nation in the iron grip of a dictatorship. Teeming with characters…

In his recently published book The Genocide in Gaza: A Legal Reading in the Custody of the International Court of Justice (Arab House of Science…

Syria’s most significant archaeological sites, which collectively tell the story of the country’s extraordinary history, have been subjected to an…

Syria is one of the most archaeologically rich regions of the ancient Near East. Strategically located at the crossroads of trade, military, and…

Singer Umm Kulthum (1898-1975) is regarded by many as one of Egypt’s greatest cultural gifts to the Middle East over the past century. She left an…