Clik here to view.
I Don’t Feel Any Revolutionary Frustration! (Arabic Text)
عنوان العمود : مِن مصر الكاتب: حمدي الجزَّار أديب مصري، درَسَ الفلسفة، من أعماله الروائية: “سحْر أسْود”، و”لذَّاتٌ سِرّية”، و”كتاب السُطورُ الأَرْبَعة”، و”مَلحمة ثَورتنا”، تُرْجِمتْ أعماله إلى...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Don’t Feel Any Revolutionary Frustration!
Egyptians have achieved a lot to be proud of since January 2011. February 1, 2011, protestors rally in Tahrir Square calling for former President Mubarak to step down. Photo by Joseph Hill via Flickr....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cartoon: Writer’s Block
Click image to enlarge “Censorship is often enforced with the threat of violence.” Artist: Mohammad Saba’aneh, Palestine View more of this artist’s work on Cartoon Movement This piece was originally...
View ArticleAmerican Citizen in Maximum-Security Prison in the UAE Over Satirical YouTube...
The satirical documentary for which Shezanne Cassim has been arrested and imprisoned. Video: VisaCancel via YouTube. An American citizen is being held in a maximum-security prison in the United Arab...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Writer’s Block: A Video Q & A with Hamdy El-Gazzar
In this segment of The Writer’s Block, Hamdy El-Gazzar discusses writing poetry, incorporating sex as a theme in his work, and the importance of letting the spirit of a text live in translation. Photo:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cartoon: Fairy Tales
Click image to enlarge The Geneva agreement Artist: Shlomo Cohen, Israel View more of this artist’s work on Cartoon Movement This piece was originally published on November 26, 2013
View ArticleClik here to view.
Outside-In: The Practices and Perceptions of Iranian Diaspora Journalists
“The Iran Media Program conducted a survey of Iranian journalists living and working outside Iran. Our aim was to examine more closely the role and relationship between Iranian reporters abroad and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ahmed Fouad Negm, “A King among the Stars” is Gone (Arabic Text)
عنوان العمود : مِن مصر الكاتب: حمدي الجزَّار أديب مصري، درَسَ الفلسفة، من أعماله الروائية: “سحْر أسْود”، و”لذَّاتٌ سِرّية”، و”كتاب السُطورُ الأَرْبَعة”، و”مَلحمة ثَورتنا”، تُرْجِمتْ أعماله إلى...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ahmed Fouad Negm, “A King among the Stars” is Gone
Egypt’s poet of the Revolution has died, but his spirit and words live on. Egypt's writer of the people and 'ambassador of the poor,' Ahmed Fouad Negm. Photo: ar.hao123.com When Naguib Mahfouz died, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Voyager! Yes, We Can
Does a new YouTube video signal big changes in Iranians’ daily lives? Still from 'New Voyager' a video directed by Hossein Dehbashi. Photo: President Rouhani via YouTube. Lately in Iran, on Hassan...
View ArticleEgypt’s Poet of the Poor: 2013 Prince Claus Laureate Ahmed Fouad Negm
Film on the Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm by AROMA Pictures, directed by Ahmed Manawishi, for the Prince Claus Award, 2013. Video: PrinceClausFund via YouTube. Ahmed Fouad Negm (1929-2013) was a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cartoon: Egypt Warming to Russia
Click on image to enlarge The visit by Russia’s defense and foreign ministers to Egypt last month is seen as an attempt by both countries to assert themselves amid a Middle East’s power vacuum, as ties...
View ArticleVideo: Social Media Challenging Status Quo in Saudi Arabia
Adam Coogle, researcher for Human Rights Watch, interviews Saudi human rights activists working to effect change through social media. Video: HumanRightsWatch. Activists in Saudi Arabia face a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rules for Translators: Elliott Colla (Arabic-English)
In Rules for Translators, Sampsonia Way presents selections from a series originally published by Arabic Literature (in English), a blog based in Cairo, Egypt. In the series, ArabLit queried 20...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Love (Arabic Text)
The Book of the Four Lines, Hamdy El-Gazzar's newest work. Photo: Courtesy of Hamdy El-Gazzar. عنوان العمود : مِن مصر الكاتب: حمدي الجزَّار أديب مصري، درَسَ الفلسفة، من أعماله الروائية: “سحْر أسْود”،...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Love
Hamdy El-Gazzar presents ten quatrains for Love. The Book of the Four Lines, Hamdy El-Gazzar's newest work. Photo: Courtesy of Hamdy El-Gazzar. These quatrains are from my new book called The Book of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Arena’s Outcry
A new book studies the lexicon of the Egyptian Revolution. Photo provided by the author. In Tahrir Square and across many other arenas during the Revolution, Egyptians shouted and wrote: “From Egypt”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cartoon: USA & Iran
Click on image to enlarge Iran nuclear deal moves forward. Artist: Sherif Arafa (Egypt) See more of this artist’s work on Cartoon Movement. This piece was originally published on January 15, 2014.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cartoon: Egypt Under Military Control
Click on image to enlarge. Egypt under military control: General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could be the new Egyptian president. Artist: Enrico Bertuccioli (Italy) See more of this artist’s work on Cartoon...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cartoon: Red Carpet Treatment
Click on image to enlarge. Geneva II Peace Conference in shambles before it even begins. Artist: Brandan Reynolds (South Africa) See more of this artist’s work on Cartoon Movement. This piece was...
View Article
