Literature & Translation
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Opinion
A Journalist’s View of Europe’s Refugee Crisis
A book by The Guardian’s former migration correspondent tells the personal stories of people forced into exile in Europe by…
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Making Sense of the Arab Uprisings’ Aftermath: Think Small
In drawing lessons from the 2011 Arab uprisings and their after-effects, scholars should zoom in on experiments in governance and…
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Tips & Resources
An Online Movement Translates Academic Articles Into Arabic
To meet a need for Arabic versions of publications in science and humanities, volunteers are publishing new translations online.
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Opinion
Insights From the World’s Largest Refugee Camp
“City of Thorns,” a book about the refugee camp Dadaab, in Kenya, portrays conditions that mirror those in Arab refugee…
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Opinion
Cast Away: Stories of Survival
A Brussels-based foreign correspondent has traced the tales of five people who fled their countries to seek a haven in…
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Opinion
Moroccan Academic Plays Matchmaker Between Books and Readers
A retired professor hunts down books published in Morocco and makes them available to a wider audience. His challenges reflect…
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News & Reports
Academic Books Flourish at Tunisia’s Book Fair
The Tunis International Book Fair welcomed a large crowd—and academic books were among the key attractions.
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Opinion
A Dispatch from the Casablanca Book Salon
Morocco’s national book fair has a cosmopolitan feel, offering discussions, events and important new publications.
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Opinion
New Insights On the Arab World: 2016 Books
Ursula Lindsey offers up a cornucopia of fiction and nonfiction in Arabic, English and French for an intellectual feast.
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News & Reports
Calls for Education That Believes ‘Culture Is the Solution’
In Morocco, a meeting emphasized the need for more arts in school curriculum and for more facilities to train creative…
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