The National, April 2014 A Moroccan man missing for 26 years, a Cairo-set psychological thriller and a journey into a more stable Iraq are just some of the stories on the fascinating International Prize for […]
The National, February 2014 When the shortlist for the International Prize For Arabic Fiction (IPAF) was announced yesterday, it was tempting to suggest the literary scene in the Arab world is not only healthy, but […]
The National, February 2014 The award-winning Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa is the obvious favourite for the seventh International Prize For Arabic Fiction, as judges announced an intriguing shortlist on Monday featuring everything from a Moroccan […]
Copy: The National, Gulf Life, Vision, The Observer This spring I’ve been busy with the International Prize For Arabic Fiction – colloquially known as the Arabic Booker – for a number of publications. First I spoke […]
Copy: The National, 26/10/11 >>On Sunday I went to the International Prize For Arabic Fiction event at Manchester Literature Festival. At which I learned that it’s not considered very PC to call it the Arabic […]