Name
Promoting Contemporary Arab Literature
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Speakers
Yasmina Jraissati - Founder, RAYA | agency for Arabic literature
Marcia Lynx Qualey - Editor, translator, critic and founder, 'ArabLit' website
Susan Harris - Editorial Director, Words Without Borders
Lana Barkawi - Mizna
Ursula Lindsey - Journalist and book critic (Moderator)
Marcia Lynx Qualey - Editor, translator, critic and founder, 'ArabLit' website
Susan Harris - Editorial Director, Words Without Borders
Lana Barkawi - Mizna
Ursula Lindsey - Journalist and book critic (Moderator)
Description
The panel will look at platforms that have been instrumental in promoting and supporting contemporary writing from and about the Middle East and North Africa and the role they have in opening new and different conversations about the Middle East from the lens of literature.
Virtual Session Link