2024
Mohamed Choukri, one of the most important writers of modern Moroccan literature, grew up in extreme poverty in Tangier and was illiterate until the age of twenty. After learning to read, he realized that “writing could also be a way to expose, to protest against those who have stolen my childhood...
Lyrical and powerful poems that serve as a powerful reminder of the human cost of war.
‘Those who believe in the currency of patience / Were burned out in the alleyway.’
The Screams of War is a visceral collection of poems that confront the realities of contemporary Syria. Akram Alkatreb’s verses...
Reading Mohamed Choukri’s Narratives presents an intricate exploration into the life and literary universe of Mohamed Choukri, a towering figure in 20th-century Moroccan literature. Known primarily for his groundbreaking autobiographical work “al-Khubz al-Ḥāfī” (For Bread Alone), Choukri’s...
2023
Mohamed Choukri’s vivid stories invite the reader to wander the streets of Tangier, the ancient coastal crossroads between Europe and Africa, and to meet its denizens at markets, beaches, cafés, and brothels. Choukri’s Tangier is a place where newborns are for sale, swindlers hawk the Prophet’s...
2023
Why are women freezing their eggs in record numbers? Motherhood on Ice explores this question by drawing on the stories of more than 150 women who pursued fertility preservation technology. Moving between narratives of pain and empowerment, these nuanced personal stories reveal the complexity of...
Dr. Muhammad Ali Aziz wrote this book titled The Biography of the Prophet in Arabic. It is published at Ghāfiq for Studies and Publication in Sanaa, Yemen on March 2023. The biography included a general but short survey of the Arab peninsula at the advent of Islam. The book used some images and...
Aswat Mu’asira introduces advanced level students to contemporary short stories from across the Middle East. Fifty-five stories in Arabic from twenty countries engage students with current topics and literary approaches that open the door to discovering both established and emerging authors...
The wonders and curiosities of the Islamic imagination await discovery by a new generation of readers in this superb and very enjoyable book by Travis Zadeh.”―Orhan Pamuk, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
The astonishing biography of one of the world’s most influential books.
During the...
2021
Since the Iraq war, the Middle East has been in continuous upheaval, resulting in the displacement of millions of people. Arriving from Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, and Syria in other parts of the world, the refugees show remarkable resilience and creativity amidst profound adversity. Through...
Scholars have come to recognize the importance of classical Islamic philosophy both in its own right and in its preservation of and engagement with Greek philosophical ideas. At the same time, the period immediately following the so-called classical era has been considered a sort of dark age, in...
