In this week’s column, Venezuelan author Israel Centeno issues a sharp critique to the Venice Biennale – and, by extension, the European left – for awarding the Golden Lion prize to the Tower of David, a 45-story “shantytown” project in Caracas, Venezuela.
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We caught up with Abdellah Taïa on the eve of the release of his latest novel Infidels. In this interview he offers his thoughts on Moroccan society, his writing process, his homosexuality, and the realization of his childhood dreams.
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[Arabic] Egyptian writer Hamdy El-Gazzar profiles Ali Mabrouk, a renowned professor of Islamic Philosophy and author of The Arabs’ Revolution, and Inaugurative Address, in which he details how Egypt can move from being a power-hungry nation to one “truth.”
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Egyptian writer Hamdy El-Gazzar profiles Ali Mabrouk, a renowned professor of Islamic Philosophy and author of The Arabs’ Revolution, and Inaugurative Address, in which he details how Egypt can move from being a power-hungry nation to one “truth.”
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Journalist Mesfin Negash examines the effect that PM Meles Zenawi’s death has had on Ethiopia. Negash highlights how state media has manufactured the image of national grief, blurring the lines between private and public mourning.
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[Original Burmese text] writer Khet Mar profiles Nyein Thit, a poet and political activist who was repeatedly jailed for participating in the Hmaing Centennial Strike and the 1988 uprising. The aging poet now wishes to leave activism to focus more on his writing.
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Burmese writer Khet Mar profiles Nyein Thit, a poet and political activist who was repeatedly jailed for participating in the Hmaing Centennial Strike and the 1988 uprising. The aging poet now wishes to leave activism to focus more on his writing.
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