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Sarab

Raja Alem

November 1979. Violence has broken out in the holiest site of Islam after a charismatic rebel and his devoted followers have announced the coming of the Mahdi and seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Amo … continued

The Watermelon Boys

Ruqaya Izzidien

It is the winter of 1915 and Iraq has been engulfed by the First World War. Hungry for independence from Ottoman rule, Ahmad leaves his peaceful family life on the banks of the Tigris to join the Brit … continued

In the Spider’s Room

Muhammad Abdelnabi

Hani was out for an evening stroll near Cairo’s Tahrir Square when a heavy hand landed on his shoulder. An informant had identified him, and he was thrown into the back of a police truck. There began … continued

Rana Haddad

Donia Kamal

Maan Abu Taleb

Hoopoe translator Nancy Roberts wins 2018 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation prize

Veteran translator of Arabic fiction Nancy Roberts shared first prize of the 2018 Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding, in the category of translation from Arabic into En…

A handful of Hoopoe novels among entries for the Banipal Translation Prize

Seven Hoopoe novels made this year’s Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize For Arabic Literary Translation shortlist. “We are truly delighted that so many of our titles made the shortlist,” said Hoopoe commissio…

Donia Kamal reads from her novel

Stunning in its simplicity, Cigarette Number Seven is a deeply intimate novel about family and relationship in turbulent times, translated by Nariman Youssef. Donia Kamal’s succinct, candid prose draw…