M. Lynx Qualey
M. Lynx Qualey is the founding editor of the website ArabLit and co-host of the Bulaq podcast. She is a contributor to Teaching Modern Arabic Literature in Translation, published this year 2018 by the Modern Language Association.
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News & Reports
A ‘Love Letter’ of Solidarity: Distance Theater Between Pittsburgh and Beirut
“The Birth of Paper,” a “theater by mail” production, links two cities that share a history of vibrant art and…
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Online Book Clubs Keep Conversations on Arab Literature Alive
The coronavirus lockdowns inspired a shift to online book clubs among groups that focus on Arab authors and their international…
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Preserving the Vanishing Heritage of East Africa’s Swahili Coast
Traces of a culture once at the center of exchange between Islam and East Africa are in danger of disappearing.…
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‘Poetic Justice’: A Snapshot of Contemporary Moroccan Poetry
Deborah Kapchan’s comprehensive new anthology pulls together a rich and varied tapestry of Morocco’s many poetic traditions.
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‘Open Gaza’ Seeks to Reconnect Gaza Through Architecture and Imagination
A book and a project, Open Gaza brings together experts from many disciplines to envision a better future for occupied…
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Opinion
Crime Fiction From the Maghreb: Not So Hidden After All
Who says the genre barely exists in the region? A little detective work turns up plenty of fictional bodies in…
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Opinion
Making Prisons Visible: The Work of the MENA Prison Forum
The MENA Prison Forum, launched in 2018, researches and documents prisons and prisoners’ experiences across the region. Its resources include…
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Opinion
10 Books, 10 Years Later: Literature After the ‘Arab Spring’
A sampling of how writers from the Middle East and North Africa responded to the chaos and frustrations of the…
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Opinion
Collection Brings Pioneering Iraqi Poet to New Audiences
Though considered “one of the most significant Arab writers of the twentieth century,” Nazik al-Mala’ika was little known in English.…
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Opinion
Recommended Reading, 2020: Books From and About the Arab World
A sampling of works published, translated or honored in the past year illustrates the diversity of scholarly and literary writing…
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