Arab, North African and Middle Eastern Literature

A place to exchange ideas, engage in discussion, suggest or enquire about writing from/on the Middle East, North Africa, etc.

Please feel free to recommend books, or ask for recommendations. Reading groups are encouraged - as are author and cultural discussions, discussions of languages, religion and mysticism, art, literature, cuisines, customs, politics....

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The translations of Arthur Wormhoudt 22benwaugh, May 9ignore
Novel recommendation? 24gautherbelle, March 17ignore
Taha Hussein 4benwaugh, January 8ignore
you MUST read... 5Asterixia, October 2012ignore
the ONLY Yemeni movie out there 3Asterixia, October 2012ignore
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction 4Asterixia, September 2012ignore
Ordering from furat.com to the US 4Asterixia, May 2012ignore
women writers, contemporary and historical 36shikari, March 2012ignore
Mornings in Jenin 16Fullmoonblue, March 2012ignore
is the quran really this harsh? 17shikari, February 2012ignore
I do NOT recommend... 3Asterixia, February 2012ignore
Happy Mouled! History of the Assida? 3Asterixia, February 2012ignore
The 'Arab Spring' and Literature 4Asterixia, January 2012ignore
Arabic Fiction Recommendation 31shikari, January 2012ignore
Fatna Ait Sabbah / Fatima Mernissi 9Dilara86, January 2012ignore
Thanks, benwaugh :) 5Asterixia, January 2012ignore
re Abu al-Alaa' 4benwaugh, January 2012ignore
magick in narrative 4shikari, September 2011ignore
Music 12shikari, June 2011ignore
MESSAGE BOARD 7benwaugh, May 2011ignore
Vive la nouvelle Tunisie 2benwaugh, January 2011ignore
The Best 100 Arabic Books ... 3Fullmoonblue, June 2010ignore
Middle Eastern diaspora literature in Dutch 3shikari, June 2010ignore
Best of Iran 8Fullmoonblue, March 2010ignore
Bahrain 1chidori, December 2009ignore
Books on Kurds/Kurdistan 3jlelliott, December 2009ignore
Anybody here watch movies from the Middle East? 57iansales, October 2009ignore
Gamal Al-Ghitani 8shikari, May 2009ignore
Ibn Battuta 9shikari, May 2009ignore
Sonallah Ibrahim: The Committee (al-lajna) 5benwaugh, March 2009ignore
Tayyib Salih 4Fullmoonblue, February 2009ignore
Buddhism and Magism in Iran 4benwaugh, February 2009ignore
Eid mubarak 3Essa, December 2008ignore
Biographies, memoirs, (close to life) stories 6monarchi, August 2008ignore
Books about Lebanon and Iran 3cougar_c, August 2008ignore
Contribute to the English PEN Online Atlas -- focusing on Arabic literature 1deliriumslibrarian, August 2008ignore
does anybody know? 2benwaugh, July 2008ignore
Reading List 97lriley, June 2008ignore
Iraq 3akeela, May 2008ignore
...which texts from antiquity? 21heyokish, February 2008ignore
Humor, sensuality in Arabic Literature 14iansales, December 2007ignore
SoranĂ® textbook? 5elenasimona, October 2007ignore
Syria 4fannyprice, September 2007ignore
My Uncle Napoleon 3diganwhiskey, September 2007ignore
Iran? 19Fullmoonblue, September 2007ignore
Lebanon 11EncompassedRunner, September 2007ignore
A site of interest 3benwaugh, August 2007ignore
Driss Chraibi 10benwaugh, April 2007ignore
AU Cairo catalog 1benwaugh, April 2007ignore
Bowles 5Proclus, February 2007ignore

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