Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, Issue 37, on “Literature and Journalism,” 2017, guest edited by Hala Halim.
The American University in Cairo's Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics is a prestigious academic annual publication that addresses (...)
Hala Sami lauds the wistful reflections on time in a new collection of short stories
Mahmoud Abu Doma, Nostalgia: Hekayat Kharifiya (Nostalgia: Stories of Autumn), introduced by Nehad Selaiha (Cairo: Dar Sharqiyat, 2006)
Mahmoud Abu Doma is an (...)
Hassan Ibrahim traces a path from anarchy to despair in his collection of short stories, writes Hala Sami
Hassan Ibrahim, Hekayat Al-Bayt Al-Maskun: Mashahed min Om Durman (Stories of the Haunted House: Scenes from Om Durman); illustrations by (...)
Rajaa Abdallah Al-Sana'e's debut novel resonates beyond the confines of the claustrophobic Saudi society it depicts, writes Hala Sami
Rajaa Abdallah Al-Sana'e, Banat Al-Riyadh (Daughters of Riyadh). Beirut: Dar Al-Saqi, 2005
Rajaa Abdallah Al-Sana'e (...)
Hala Sami reviews contributions to last week's Cairo University Symposium on Comparative Literature, held under the title "Power and the Role of the Intellectual"
Eighth International Symposium on Comparative Literature sponsored by the English (...)
