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Can a Literary Festival Supersede Politics? Tenacious PalFest Tries

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In its sixth year, the Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) is expanding beyond Gaza and taking a roadshow across all of historic Palestine.

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Using Arabic Literature to Bridge Cultures in a Post 9/11 World

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Arabia Books, celebrating its 5th anniversary, is on a mission to promote cross-cultural communication by publishing English translations of top Arabic writers.

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Scenes from the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

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The recent Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival offered a unique spectacle for readers and a snapshot of children’s book publishing issues in the Middle East.

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When Will Amazon Come to the Arab World?

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In the short run, the limited size of the Arabic market, particularly in ebooks, makes it a low priority for Amazon, but as a company with global ambitions, don’t count them out.

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Egypt’s Ibrahim Issa on Reading and Writing After the Arab Spring

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Egyptian journalist and bestselling author Ibrahim Issa believes the Arab Spring has added religious oppression to the existing political hardships of the region.

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Kuwaiti Writer Saud Alsanousi Receives $50,000 Arabic Fiction Prize

The Bamboo Stalk by Saud Alsanousi wins the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Among the youngest writers to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Saud Alsanousi writes about foreign workers in Arab countries in his book, The Bamboo Stalk.

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Introducing the Library of Arabic Literature in English

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Chip Rossetti of the Library of Arabic Literature introduces an ambitious new publishing project offering classic Arabic texts to English readers for the first time.

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Lack of Metadata Hindering Arabic Online Marketplaces

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In the Arab World a dearth of metadata poses unique challenges to retailers and publishers alike and is slowing the development of online marketplaces.

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Going to Abu Dhabi? Got a Great Story? Let Us Know

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If you’ll be attending the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and have a great story to tell, a big piece of news, or just want to say hello, let us know.

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Against Totalitarianism: Syria’s Nihad Sirees on Fiction and Morality

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Exiled Syrian Novelist Nihad Sirees, whose novel The Silence and the Roar is published in the US today, reflects on the role of a novelist in the midst a totalitarian state.

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