Sudan - present or past - is not prominently featured in English-language literature, with Tayeb...
Mini-review: We Have Buried the Past by Abdelkrim Ghallab (Morocco)
To read about the Moroccan road to independence as an Algerian was both a familiar and...
Notes on a talk: Decolonising the City through Poetry and Translation by Lamis Saidi (Algeria)
I had the pleasure of listening to a talk by Algerian poet and French-to-Arabic translator, Lamis...
Mini-ep: Un homme, ça ne pleure pas by Faïza Guène (Algeria/France) – English trans.: Men Don’t Cry
On this journey, a casual tour of this French Algerian novel exploring - Alienation between...
Extract: Le Problème des idées dans le monde musulman de Malek Bennabi
Alhamdu Lillah, I started this book about five months ago and today I finished it! It's not a long...
Ep. 46. How Do We Measure Motherhood? (Theme: Motherhood in Literature)
On this journey, I'm joined by Safiya as we discuss how the theme of motherhood appears in...
Ep. 41: Are You What They Say You Are? (Focus: France/Algeria: Zahia Rahmani’s Trilogy)
On this journey, I'm joined by Nour and Assia as we discuss What is our responsibility towards our...
Mini-Ep. So You Think You’re Free? (Focus: Sudan: Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih)
On this journey, I explore freedom in a post-colonial context. "Studied in the UK?" Ok, and what?...
Ep. 37. Egypt/Persia: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
On this journey I'm joined by Safiya as we discuss Reading fantasy; The world of jinn and Persian...
Ep. 31. Sudan/UK: Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela
On this journey: Appreciating insight into writers' inspiration. People from different backgrounds...
Review: Textes sur la lutte idéologique (Texts on the ideological fight) by Malek Bennabi
At 89 pages, this book certainly doesn't dominate the bookshelf, but looks can be deceiving. The...
Translated Extracts: Textes Sur la Lutte Ideologique [Texts on the ideological fight] by Malek Bennabi
Below are a few extracts with English translations from Malek Bennabi's Textes sur la Lutte...
Podcast: Ep. 27. Algeria/UK: A Hen in the Wardrobe by Wendy Meddour
On this journey: Why read children's books? Representing diversity within minority communities....
Ep. 26. Morocco/USA: The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami
On this journey I'm joined by Zakia, The manifestations of power extend beyond physical influence....
Ep. 24. Algeria: Au Café by Mohammed Dib (Part 2/2) ft. Assia
On this journey, I'm joined by Assia: How do we decide what misrepresentation looks like? These...
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