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In case you missed it: a look at what ArabLit published in May 2026 (as well as Arabic lit in translation news + publications elsewhere).
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- "I have a right to have a mother."
- Gazan poet Heba Abu Nada, who died yesterday in the bombardment.This is one of poetry and novelist Heba Abu Nada interviews. She is reciting one of her poems. Heartbreaking.
00:00 - Download it, read it, print it, share it. We will be distributing a limited # of copies. publishersforpalestine.org/2024/02/13/poe…
- Favorite book cover of 2025, no contest.
- And an associated GoFundMe campaign to rebuild the store:“I stopped eating so that I could afford to open the shop.” The owner of Gaza’s largest bookstore, Shaban Aslim, stands in front of the rubble of his bookstore which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike.
00:00 - A new poem by Fady Joudah, in conversation with Refaat al-Areer's "If I Must Die." arablit.org/2023/12/14/a-n…
- Coming for READ PALESTINE WEEK (Nov 29 - Dec 5), a new free zine of writing by authors in Gaza.
- To everyone who is sending us emails asking to sign in support of Adania Shibli and Minor Detail, we are grateful for every single one of you. arablit.org/2023/10/16/an-…
- Replying to @MetroUK@zunguzungu Where is the Disney movie.
- Launching soon, special double issue in collaboration with Majalla 28, co-edited by Mohammed Zaqzooq and Mahmoud al-Shaer, w/contributions from more than 20 writers in Gaza, + classic works, art, fiction, & poetry centering Gaza. All profit from sales+ads go to our Gaza partners
- Every day, another extraordinary text comes to our inbox. This is from a short essay by Gazan poet & playwright Yousef el Qedra.
