The Cat Is Out of The Bag
This episode looks at the Fall 2020 issue of ArabLit Quarterly, which focuses on cats: in contemporary Arabic stories, in erotic poetry, in medieval scholarship, in Egyptian art, in Palestinian politics, and more.
We read from:
Ghada Samman's “Beheading the Cat,” translated by Issa Boullata.
The poetry of Rasha Omran, in the issue in Arabic, French, and English.
Al-Jawbari's advice on avoiding criminals with cats, translated for the issue by Dima El-Mouallem.
We also focus on:
Karim Zidan's essay on cats in Egyptian art, “Felines, Fellahin, and Fortune Tellers.”
Hoda Marmar's essay-interview…
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