Thieves’ Tricks: An Excerpt from The Book of Charlatans
November 23, 2020
Read an excerpt of a new book from the Library of Arabic Literature
Category: Arabic Literature
An interview with Tom Shakespeare: “Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī through the lens of disability studies”
December 16, 2019
Originally published on the Library of Arabic Literature blog, republished with permission. —Tom Shakespeare Dr. Tom Shakespeare recently did a five-part series on “The Genius of Disability” for BBC Radio… READ MORE
Lemon-Pistachio Stuffing: A Recipe from Scents and Flavors
November 21, 2019
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, allow us to suggest this flavorful stuffing recipe from the 13th-century Syrian cookbook Scents and Flavors
Meatballs with Whole Garlic Cloves and Pomegranate Chicken! Recipes from Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook
November 18, 2019
—Charles Perry
Explore and devour these delicious recipes (text and video!) from ancient Syria with culinary historian Charles Perry–meatballs and pomegranate chicken
On Chinese debt, peculiar whale behavior, and other “raw information” in Two Arabic Travel Books: An interview with Tim Mackintosh-Smith
October 9, 2019
—Tim Mackintosh-Smith, interviewed by M. Lynx Qualey
Read an interview with Tim Mackintosh-Smith, the translator of two Arabic travel books taking readers to ancient China and India
Boss Moves Are Bloody Moves
August 26, 2019
—Rachel Schine
Ancient Arabic poetry meets modern hip hop star, Cardi B in this fun breakdown.
Recipes from 13th-Century Syria
May 2, 2017
Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook from our Library of Arabic Literature series hits shelves today! Try these recipes from the book, reworked for contemporary kitchens.
An interview with Tom Shakespeare: Abū l-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī, through the lens of disability studies
March 25, 2015
Sociologist Tom Shakespeare of the University of Norwich Medical School recently did a five-part series on “The Genius of Disability” for BBC Radio 3, with the first radio essay in the series… READ MORE
An interview with editor-translator Th. Emil Homerin
February 26, 2014
Th. Emil Homerin, editor-translator of the recently-published The Principles of Sufism (NYU Press, 2014) has long been interested in the work of ‘A’ishah al-Ba’uniyyah, who is perhaps the most prolific and prominent woman… READ MORE
An interview with editor-translator Philip F. Kennedy
July 10, 2013
Yesterday, the Library of Arabic Literature blog featured an interview with LAL‘s General Editor, Philip F. Kennedy. In the interview, conducted by literary blogger M. Lynx Qualey, Kennedy explains how the Library of Arabic Literature… READ MORE
Six Classics of Queer Literature