Interview

Saudi literary critic Saad Albazei. (Al Arab)
Saudi literary critic: ‘Fight against extremism continues’
Zaki al-Soudeir
A call for political settlement. Former President of South Yemen Ali Nasir Muhammad. (Twitter)
Former president of South Yemen calls for political solution to war
Saleh Baidhani
Tunisian books to the fore. Director of the national Tunisian Book Fair, Mansour M’henni. (Courtesy of Mansour M’henni)
Talking to the director of the first Tunisian Book Fair
Roua Khlifi
Khalifa Haftar (C), the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, leaves after an international conference on Libya at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 29, 2018. (Reuters)
Libya’s Haftar still supports elections but sees others stalling
Translator Khaled al-Jubeili. (Khaled al-Jubeili’s Facebook page)
Translator finds in Arabic tool to transmit other cultures
Khulud al-Fallah
Saudi novelist Ahmed al-Duwaihi (Al Arab)
Saudi writer Ahmed al-Duwaihi optimistic about prospects for modernity at home despite resistance
Zaki al-Soudeir
Cairo University President Mohamed Othman Elkhosht. (Courtesy of Mohamed Othman Elkhosht)
Cairo University seeks to lead intellectual momentum to fight extremist discourse
Ahmed Jamal
Iraqi novelist, poet, screenwriter and documentary film-maker Ahmed Saadawi. (Courtesy of Ahmed Saadawi)
Ahmed Saadawi on being an artist ‘in Iraq’s chaotic boiler room’
Sharmila Devi
A nostalgia for hope. Journalist and writer Rania Abouzeid. (Courtesy of Rania Abouzeid)
Talking with Rania Abouzeid about ‘Loss and Hope in Wartime Syria’
Sharmila Devi