Hamdy El-Gazzar addresses Egypt’s latest protests in the words of poet Salah Abdel Sabour.
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Writer Rewa Zeinati discusses censorship, Western misunderstanding of Middle Eastern literature, and the role of female writers in an oppressed society.
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Lebanon-based poet Mazen Zahreddine discusses why he doesn’t think in terms of nationality, publishing his works illegally, and working with Poeticians.
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Poet Maung Swan Yi has been living in exile for over a decade due to his work with political organizations in Burma, but he finally has hope of returning home.
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Poet Maung Swan Yi has been living in exile for over a decade due to his work with political organizations in Burma, but he finally has hope of returning home.
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Zena el Khalil discusses how her poems in the anthology try to defy the status quo in order to push Middle Eastern literature into the global spotlight.
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A music ban encouraged by Muslim fundamentalists in Pakistan and Afghanistan leaves no room for free artistic expression. Despite this setback, both nations push for new musical programs.
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