Cairo — Economist Riham Shendy started collecting children's books when she was expecting her twins. An Egyptian married to a German and living in New York, she was determined to teach her children ...
The U.S. Book Show shines a light on Arabic literature, with Yasmine AlSayyad, a writer and co-deputy head of fact-checking at the New Yorker, chatting with Iraqi novelist and anthropologist Shahad Al ...
When Syrian refugee Nada came to Istanbul four years ago, she soon found there was one thing she missed more than any other. “When I arrived, I couldn’t find any Arabic books. I didn’t bring any with ...
The Community Campaign to Promote Sustainable Reading, launched by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), continues to achieve remarkable success in promoting Arabic language and reading across ...
Doha: Qatar Reads, an initiative under Qatar National Library, brought the richness of classical Arabic literature to life at the One Book, One Doha ...
Acclaimed Nigerian author discusses her latest work, her political voice, and her wish for greater empathy among non-Western cultures ...