The Book of Ramallah collects stories set in and around Palestine’s administrative capital, which, Maya Abu Al-Hayat writes in her introduction, “represents this mirage, this glimmer of hope that isn’t real, to many writers.”

Show Notes: 

Book of Ramallah, edited by Maya Abu Al-Hayat, is available from Comma Press. You can read “Love in Ramallah” by Ibrahim Nasrallah, translated by Mohammed Ghalaieny, at Bookanista. An excerpt from the introduction is available at The Irish Times.

An excerpt of Mourid Barghouti’s I Saw Ramallah, in Ahdaf Soueif’s translation, is available at Penguin Random.

An except of Raja Shehaheh’s Palestinian Walksis available through PBS.

“A Day in the Life of Abed Salama,” by Nathan Thrall, is at the New York Review.

The Present, directed by Farah Nabulsi and co-written by Nabulsi and Hind Shoufani, is streaming on Netflix.

The Book of Ramallah collects stories set in and around Palestine&rsquo;s administrative capital, which, Maya Abu Al-Hayat writes in her introduction, &ldquo;represents this mirage, this glimmer of hope that isn&rsquo;t real, to many writers.&rdquo;
Show Notes:&nbsp;
<a href="https://commapress.co.uk/books/the-book-of-ramallah">Book of Ramallah</a>, edited by Maya Abu Al-Hayat, is available from Comma Press. You can read &ldquo;<a href="http://bookanista.com/love-in-ramallah/">Love in Ramallah</a>&rdquo; by Ibrahim Nasrallah, translated by Mohammed Ghalaieny, at Bookanista. An excerpt from the introduction is available at <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/ramallah-a-city-under-siege-seen-through-the-eyes-of-its-writers-1.4505262">The Irish Times.</a>
An <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/8531/i-saw-ramallah-by-mourid-barghouti-trans-by-ahdaf-soueif-foreword-by-edward-wsaid/9781400032662/excerpt">excerpt of Mourid Barghouti&rsquo;s I Saw Ramallah</a>, in Ahdaf Soueif&rsquo;s translation, is available at Penguin Random.
An <a href="http://archive.pov.org/thiswayup/excerpt-palestinian-walks/">except of Raja Shehaheh&rsquo;s Palestinian Walks</a> is available through PBS.
&ldquo;<a href="https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2021/03/19/a-day-in-the-life-of-abed-salama/">A Day in the Life of Abed Salama</a>,&rdquo; by Nathan Thrall, is at the New York Review.
<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/oscar-nominated-short-film-the-present-will-be-streaming-on-netflix-on-march">The Present</a>, directed by Farah Nabulsi and co-written by Nabulsi and Hind Shoufani, is streaming on Netflix.

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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