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We talk about the landscape and history of independent publishing in the region, our own experiences working for and launching publications, the conundrum of funding, and the magic of little magazines. 

Show Notes:

This episode is partly inspired by an exhibition at the MMAG Foundation in Amman: How to Reappear Through the Quivering Leaves of Independent Publishing

The exhibition was curated by the publishing platform Kayfa ta, founded by artists Maha Maamoun and Ala Younis 

Here is a review by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie of the same exhibition when it took place in Beirut 

The exhibition featured the work of the Post-Apollo Press, among others

Some of the contemporary magazines mentioned in this episode are:Rusted Radishes,Bidayat,Qadita,Ma3azef,The Public Source,Raseef22, Nejma, Mada Masr,7iber, as well as comix collectives:Skefkef,Samandal,Toktok,Garage,Fanzeen,Lab 619

The Moroccan magazine Souffles, published from 1966 to 1971, was a hugely influential experiment 

Zahia Rahmani and other scholars at the French Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art have created an eye-opening archive of non-European critical and cultural magazines

City of Beginnings: Poetic Modernism in Beirut, by Robyn Creswell (2019) is “an intellectual history of Lebanon during the early Cold War” that focuses on the magazine Shi’r (“Poetry”) 

Another Lebanese magazine, Hiwar, was (in)famously funded by the CIA.

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We talk about the landscape and history of independent publishing in the region, our own experiences working for and launching publications, the conundrum of funding, and the magic of little magazines.&nbsp;
Show Notes:
This episode is partly inspired by an exhibition at the MMAG Foundation in Amman: <a href="http://mmagfoundation.org">How to Reappear Through the Quivering Leaves of Independent Publishing</a>
The exhibition was curated by the publishing platform <a href="https://kayfa-ta.com/">Kayfa ta</a>, founded by artists Maha Maamoun and Ala Younis&nbsp;
Here is a review by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie<a href="https://www.artforum.com/print/201908/kaelen-wilson-goldie-on-how-to-reappear-80805"> of the same exhibition</a> when it took place in Beirut&nbsp;
The exhibition featured the work of the <a href="http://www.thepostapollopress.com">Post-Apollo Press</a>, among others
Some of the contemporary magazines mentioned in this episode are:<a href="http://rustedradishes.com/"> Rusted Radishes</a>,<a href="http://bidayatmag.com/"> Bidayat</a>,<a href="http://qadita.net/"> Qadita</a>,<a href="http://ma3azef.com/"> Ma3azef</a>,<a href="https://thepublicsource.org/"> The Public Source</a>,<a href="http://raseef22.net/"> Raseef22</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Literary-Arts/Revue-litt%C3%A9raire-Nejma-2065719786991283/">Nejma</a>, <a href="https://madamasr.com">Mada Masr,</a> <a href="https://www.7iber.com">7iber</a>, as well as comix collectives:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/skefkefmag/"> Skefkef</a>,<a href="http://samandalcomics.org/"> Samandal</a>,<a href="http://toktokmag.com/"> Toktok</a>,<a href="http://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/garage-new-comic-magazine-collective-arabic-artists"> Garage</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FanzeenComics/"> Fanzeen</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lab619/"> Lab 619</a>
The Moroccan magazine Souffles, published from 1966 to 1971, was<a href="https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2016/04/a-long-shuttered-moroccan-magazine-still-wields-powerful-influence/"> a hugely influential experiment</a>&nbsp;
Zahia Rahmani and other scholars at the French Institut National d&rsquo;Histoire de l&rsquo;Art have created <a href="https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2018/07/a-neglected-history-of-political-and-artistic-engagement/">an eye-opening archive of non-European critical and cultural magazines</a>
<a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691182186/city-of-beginnings">City of Beginnings: Poetic Modernism in Beirut, </a>by Robyn Creswell (2019) is &ldquo;an intellectual history of Lebanon during the early Cold War&rdquo; that focuses on the magazine Shi&rsquo;r (&ldquo;Poetry&rdquo;)&nbsp;
Another Lebanese magazine, Hiwar, was <a href="https://hcommons.org/deposits/objects/hc:27212/datastreams/CONTENT/content">(in)famously funded by the CIA</a>.

BULAQ is a book-centric podcast co-hosted by Ursula Lindsey (in Amman, Jordan) and M Lynx Qualey (in Rabat, Morocco). It focuses on Arabic literature in translation and is named after the first printing press established in Egypt in 1820. Produced by Sowt.

BULAQ is a book-centric podcast co-hosted by Ursula Lindsey (in Amman, Jordan) and M Lynx Qualey (in Rabat, Morocco). It focuses on Arabic literature in translation and is named after the first printing press established in Egypt in 1820. Produced by Sowt.

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BULAQ is a podcast about contemporary writing from and about the Middle East and North Africa. We talk about books written in Aleppo, Cairo, Marrakech and beyond. We look at the Arab region through the lens of literature, and we look at literature -- what it does, why it matters, how it relates to society and history and politics -- from the point of view of this part of the world.  BULAQ is co-produced by ArabLit and The Arabist and is hosted by Ursula Lindsey and M Lynx Qualey.

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