“Celestial Bodies”— First Arab Novel Winner of Man Booker International Prize
“Celestial Bodies,” an Arabic novel written by an Omani woman, Jokha Alharthi, won the Prestigious Man Booker International Prize of 2019.
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Future Still Unclear for Striking Moroccan Teachers Amid Clashes with Government
After strikes, deadlocked negotiations with the Ministry of Education that turned ugly, and the death of a protester, the future hangs in the balance for Morocco’s teachers. W…
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Saudi Arabia’s Authoritarian Media Campaign under bin Salman
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a systematic media campaign to refurbish the Saudi image and control the narrative about his rule, but it is a hypocritical campa…
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Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri: The Modern Averroes
Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri is no doubt one of the most prominent Arab philosophers of our time. His...
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Egypt’s YouTube Ban over “Anti-Islamic” Video Part of Larger Crackdown on Freedom of Speech
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court upheld on Saturday, May 26, a ruling by a lower...
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Freedom of Speech in Bahrain: Who is Nabeel Rajab, Patriot or Traitor ?
Nabeel Rajab is in prison for tweeting. This isn’t his first time being locked up for speaking his...
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Writing the Dialect: Arabic in the Online Era
In this globally connected “online age,” some 48 percent of the world’s population is online, with...
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Mohammed Arkoun’s Critique of Islamic Reason
Mohammed Arkoun was an Algerian thinker and academic. He is considered one of the most...
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Today’s Most Daring and Provocative Arab Poet: Adonis
Adonis is the pen-name of Syrian poet, translator and theorist Ali Ahmad Said Esber. He is...
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