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Saif Ghobash - Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation |
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For free culture & tolerance
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The merit of Bennis's works including his book on modern Arabic poetry and on the place of "Wine" within Arabic poetry and the tradition of Andalusian poetry. The translator also compared that anthology to the works of other poets who celebra
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Hind Shoufani
More Light Than Death Could Bear 
Little Damascus boys in sorrow. Stained teeth. No sun tomorrow and always Many mouths to feed. No books to read. Baby girls death in their curls breathing in diesel, fear, betrayal and afternoon honking Damascus
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Habib Selmi
The Whore of Belleville 
They call her "the whore of Bellville" but I love her, Souad Gharsallah. I love her smile, I love her audacity, her voice, the movement of her hands as she sits in front of me. I love her stories and the way she tells them
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DIFF partners with Dubai Pearl to launch
Acting for Camera’ workshop to nurture budding talent 
As part of its community outreach and further promoting local talent in various aspects of cinema, the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will host the first-ever Acting for Camera
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Hassan Najmi
Three Poems 
He was in utter solitude and had nothing but words He was one. He was "less than one" Ever since he was abandoned the poet did not return to his country Because he had committed no crime he didn't return to the crime scene.
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Banipal 36
Literature in Yemen today 
The 160-page feature presents a rich selection of novel excerpts, short stories and poetry from 17 of today’s Yemeni authors, most of whose work has never before been translated into English.
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Jokha al- Harthi
The Wedding 
We wink at each other and laugh, asking: "Well, Saloma, what about your daughter's father, why did he, too, leave you? She straightens her back and places her hands akimbo, her eyes flickering, but before she can say anything we cry: "Jinx!
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Omar El-Keddi
The World’s Longest-Held Prisoner 
A black man had been arrested for being publicly drunk and was going to be released the next day after being given forty lashes across his back in the public square. He kept repeating: “It’s OK, it’s OK . . . it’s not the first timeppp
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