The British-Egyptian writer and blogger highlighted last year by English PEN and Arundhati Roy, was pardoned and released Monday.
Interview: Egypt’s Ahmed Bedeir on the Prix Voltaire
Dar El Shorouk’s view: IPA’s award tells courageous publishers that ‘a global community sees them, values them, and stands with them.’
UAE: Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Cites 400,000 Attendees
In its first year with a 10-day run, the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair reports drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees.
‘The Prayer of Anxiety’ Wins the $50,000 Arabic Fiction Prize
Mohamed Samir Nada is the first Egyptian to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction since 2009. He’s published by Masciliana.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist: Awards in Abu Dhabi
The winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction is to be announced on the eve of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
In Jordan: A First IPAF Workshop Is Focused on Editing
For the first time in the International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s ‘Creative Writing Nadwa’ event series: a workshop on editing.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names Its 2025 Longlist
Sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction issues a 16-title longlist.
Abu Dhabi’s Arabic Language Center Names Research Grant Winners
Dr. Ali Bin Tamin names winners of the six-category competition in Arabic research from Abu Dhabi’s Arabic Language Center.
At Abu Dhabi Book Fair: Diwan’s New Naguib Mahfouz Book Covers
Egypt’s Diwan Publishing holds a place of honor at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair with its new series of Naguib Mahfouz covers.
Jailed Palestinian Basim Khandaqji Wins the 2024 Arabic Fiction Prize
Imprisoned in Israel when he was 21, the Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji wins the US$50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.