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Returns And Beginnings

In this episode we talk about recent developments in Cairo, kids’ literature in Arabic, Naguib Mahfouz, and the launch of Marcia’s new project, the literary magazine ArabLit Quarterly.

Show notes

It was at the October 22 outreach symposium in Cairo that MLQ launched “ArabKidLitNow!” – a collective for the promotion of Arabic children’s literature in translation. The website is arabkidlitnow.com.

We mention the extraordinary work of the Egyptian Mada Masr news site, including this ground-breaking story.

At the website, you can learn about the titles that won this year’s Etisalat Award for…

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