Jadaliyya's February Culture Bouquet is our most colorful so far! Our new series Visuals in 1500 returns with contributions by artists Doris Bittar and Sundus Abdul Hadi. Pierre Joris and Habib Tangour share their introduction and selections from their massive anthology of written and oral literature of the Maghreb. Emily Drumsta translates a poem by the pioneer Iraqi poet Nazik al-Mala'ika. Sebastian Anstis translates Libyan writer Omar Al-Kikli. Nicole Fares translates an excerpt from a novel by the Lebanese writer Sahar Mandour. Sinan Antoon translates a poem by Muzaffar Al-Nawwab.
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* Nazik al-Mala'ika, "Revolt Against the Sun" (tr. Emilyu Drumsta).
* Doris Bittar, "Watching Jacob."
* Sundus Abul Hadi, "Herstory Repeats Itself."
* Pierre Joris & Habib Tangour, "Poems from the Maghreb: Introduction and Selections."
* Omar Al-Kikli, "Prison Sketches." (tr. Sebastian Anstis).
* Sahar Mandour, "32" (tr. Nicole Fares).
* Muzaffar Al-Nawwab, "In the Old Tavern" (tr. Sinan Antoon).
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