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Germany

Changing perceptions. German translator Sandra Hetzel. (Al Arab)

German translator trying to change Western perception of Arabic literature

Khulud al-Fallah

Book review

New twist. Cover of Abdulkhaleq Abdulla’s “ The Gulf’s Defining Moment in Modern Arab History.”

Emirati author chronicles rise of Gulf countries

culture

Cover of poet Leila Chatti’s “Tunsiya/Amrikiya.”

‘Tunsiya/Amrikiya,’ an anthology by poet Leila Chatti

Dunia El-Zobaidi

The Arabs Ox

Captivating fiction. Cover of Tony Ardizzone’s “The Arab’s Ox: Stories of Morocco.”

‘The Arab’s Ox: Stories of Morocco’ by Tony Ardizzone

Dunia El-Zobaidi

Syria

A story of resilience. Cover of Kassem Eid’s “My Country: A Syrian Memoir.”

‘My Country’: Kassem Eid’s memoir of enduring survival

Abdulrahman al-Masri

Iran

Invaluable research. Cover of “Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook” by Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani.

Providing a ‘Who’s Who’ for Iran’s last four decades

Islamism

Cover of Fawaz Gerges’s new book “Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East.”

Islamism and secular nationalism have much in common

Syria

A tribute to love, youth and Syria. Rana Haddad’s “The Unexpected Love Objects of Dunya Noor.”

Moustaches and magical realism in Ba’athist Syria

Libya

Libyan poet Farrah Fray. (Samar Kadi)

Writing a catharsis process for Libyan poet

Karen Dabrowska