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Scattered Spectra

Posted in Summer 2024 Tagged with Arabic

Original by Ahmed Abu Hazem Translated, from the Arabic, by Essam M. Al-Jassim “Oh Allah, drown me in your divine love so that nothing will distract me from you.” Rabi’a al-ʻAdawiyya* Penetrating obscurity consumes the universe. He shatters into infinitesimal …

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Nile Like Holy Water

Posted in Summer 2024 Tagged with Arabic

A creative translation of Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” by Reem Hazboun Taşyakan The waters of the Nile near Aswan were shining and swirling. On this side of the river, there was no shade or palm trees and the …

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Ragab, the Interpreter

Posted in Winter 2024 Tagged with Arabic

Original by Inaam Kachachi Translated, from the Arabic, by Ibrahim Fawzy First Intrusion into Mr. Ragab’s Thoughts “THIS IS YOU, AbdulMuhsin Ragab. The mirror doesn’t deceive you. Are you satisfied with yourself?" AbdulMuhsin Ragab ran his fingers over his new …

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The Literature of Resistance after al-Kārithah (the Catastrophe)

Posted in Winter 2024 Tagged with Arabic

Original by Ghassan Kanafani Excerpted from: Palestinian Resistance Literature Under Occupation: 1948-1968 (Al-Adab Al-Filistīnī Al-Muqāwim Taḥt Al-Iḥtilāl) Translated, from the Arabic, by Amanda Batarseh When the catastrophe befell Palestine in 1948, its profound impact was felt in Arab society not …

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Two Poems

Posted in Winter 2024 Tagged with Arabic

Original by Esraa El-Nemr Translated, from the Arabic, by Rufaidah Gamal Long Gap In the center of my chest there is a long, wide gap like a pit or an abyss. I always hide it with transparent skin, which I …

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One Poem

Posted in Winter 2022 Tagged with Arabic, Poetry

Original by Maysun bint Bahdal Translated, from the Arabic, by Reem Hazboun Taşyakan A humble house with pulsating souls, more beloved than this illustrious palace. The barking calls of familiar farm hounds, more cherished than this host of purebred cats. …

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All Each Other’s Miracles

Posted in Winter 2021 Tagged with Arabic, palestinian, prose

Translation of an oral transmission between a mother and daughter. Originally narrated by Yanina Koubatski. Translated, from the Palestinian Arabic, by Reem Hazboun Taşyakan Chrisho, my daughter, I’m going to tell you about what happened to me, but this will …

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The Maze

Posted in Fiction, Summer 2019 Tagged with Arabic

Original by Ayah Raafat Translated, from the Arabic, by Essam M. Al-Jassim Only silence is allowed here. You can cry, shout, and wail, but you do so without uttering a sound. When I was a little boy, I went with …

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Breaking News: Mass Grave Found Near… (and two other poems)

Posted in Winter 2019 Tagged with Arabic, Poetry

Originals by Kadham Khanjar, Areej Dawara, and Malik Al-batly Co-translated, from the Arabic, by authors and David Allen Sullivan Breaking News: Mass Grave Found Near… Kadhem Khanjar Yesterday I went to the Coroner’s Office. They asked for a DNA …

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Book Review: Is the Gate Worth the Wait?

Posted in Book Review, Spring 2017 Tagged with Arabic

When it comes to revolutions and political uprising, the intention is that the result of the revolution will be better; that the resistance should change the status quo and validate the sacrifices that made the revolution possible. The multiple revolutions …

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Tag: Arabic

Scattered Spectra

Nile Like Holy Water

Ragab, the Interpreter

The Literature of Resistance after al-Kārithah (the Catastrophe)

Two Poems

One Poem

All Each Other’s Miracles

The Maze

Breaking News: Mass Grave Found Near… (and two other poems)

Book Review: Is the Gate Worth the Wait?

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