News of arabic literature



Two Arab poets: Umar Ibn al Farid and Ibn al Rumi - The New Nation


Two Arab poets: Umar Ibn al Farid and Ibn al Rumi
The New Nation
Arabic literature thrived during the Abbasid era (750-1258 AD). The Arab poets introduced the Arabic literature to the world in a new dimension. ...

Williams College Launches New Major in Arabic Studies - iBerkshires.com


Williams College Launches New Major in Arabic Studies
iBerkshires.com
These courses might include "Outlaws and Underworlds: Arabic Literature of the Margins" and "Distant Encounters: East Meets West in the Art of the European ...

Egyptian group wants to censor Arabic classic - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Egyptian group wants to censor Arabic classic
Los Angeles Times
But nowadays fundamentalist Muslims are campaigning to "purify" one of the great works of Arabic literature, the "One Thousand and One Nights. ...

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In the Heart of Cairo, the Language of Immersion - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)


Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

In the Heart of Cairo, the Language of Immersion
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
She dreams of one day running a publishing house focused on Arabic literature in translation and says learning Arabic "is also about interacting with the ...

The Liberation of Erotic Literature - Qantara.de


The Liberation of Erotic Literature
Qantara.de
The novel The Proof of the Honey by Syrian author Salwa al-Neimi is celebrated by some as a milestone of modern Arabic literature and condemned by others as ...

Dashing for the Arab Arts - elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture (blog)


elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture (blog)

Dashing for the Arab Arts
elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture (blog)
The night was less about listening to someone else's conversation, more about the diversity of modern Arabic literature. The Arab world has always been ...

Fourth Meeting of the Archipelago Poets - Radio Television Brunei


Fourth Meeting of the Archipelago Poets
Radio Television Brunei
Yang Berhormat added that although Arabic literature during the pre-Islamic era were excellent and very impressive, however, after the Al-Quran was ...

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Scholastic makes inroads into Arabic children's book market - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

Scholastic makes inroads into Arabic children's book market
Los Angeles Times
Chip Rossetti, an Arabic literature translator who writes about publishing in the Middle East, said a movement is growing to encourage a culture of reading ...

Kalimat in copyright agreement with Turkish Publisher - AME Info


Kalimat in copyright agreement with Turkish Publisher
AME Info
Kalimat, one of UAE's largest publishers of Arabic children's books, is continuing with their successful quest to promote Arabic literature and reading. ...

Brill Again Turns to Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL™) for Key Project - PR Newswire (press release)


Brill Again Turns to Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL™) for Key Project
PR Newswire (press release)
Last fall we converted to XML Brockelmann's Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, Brill's bio-bibliographic summary of all Arabic literature in German until ...

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