Essays and Features

The Issue of "Dialogue" in Islamic Culture

Elie Chalala

A New Life for Arab Rationalism?

Elie Chalala

Disrepair and Neglect Mar Kahlil Gibran Memorial

Stan Shabaz

In Washington, D.C., a memorial garden dedicated to the great Lebanese poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) sits nestled between the offices of world diplomats. A gift to the United States from the Kahlil Gibran Centennial Foundation, the garden park can be found on Massachusetts Avenue’s Embassy Row.

Bashir al-Daouk (1931-2007)

In Memoriam: Farewell to Publisher Hero

Elie Chalala

As happens in the West, Arab culture often celebrates authors at the expense of publishers. Also like their Western counterparts, Arab publishers tend toward commercialism and self-interest, jeopardizing the public’s best interest.

In Memoriam: Suheil Idriss (1925-2008)

Founder of Al Adab 'Moved the Waters' of Arab Literature

Mahmoud Saeed

The highest honors in modern Arab literature rightly fall on icons like Taha Hussein and Naguib Mahfouz, both authors of irrefutable genius. But while these figures deserve their place in Arab letters, the publishers behind them – who,

The Season of Tayeb Salih - Crossing the Boundaries

Lynne Rogers

While some immediately think of the violent crisis in Darfur at the mention of Sudan, others will remember Tayeb Salih, the legendary Sudanese writer who passed away in London at the age of 80. His monumental novel, “Season of Migration to the North,” first published in English in 1969

Monkith Saaid: Fingertips Grasping Place

Shawqi Abd al-Amir

Lebanese Immigrants in Australia: Growing Up in a Culture of Taxi Driving

Christine Eid

Kennedy Center Festival Underscores Growing Interest in Arab Literature

Andrea Shalal-Esa

Nazik al-Malaika (1923-2007) Iraqi Woman’s Journey Changes Map of Arabic Poetry

Simone Stevens

Nazik al-Malaika, one of Iraq’s most famous poets, died June 20, 2007, at the age of 83. Al-Malaika was best known for her role as a pioneer of the free verse movement, making a sharp departure from the classical rhyme form that had dominated Arabic poetry for centuries.

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