Arabiska Arabic Högskolan Dalarna

29/04/2021

If you read in Italian, don't miss this collection of articles about what happened to literature and the street arts in the Arabic countries since the Arab Spring. If you are a DU student, you can borrow it at the University Library and have it sent home to you
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53493816-arabpop

20/10/2020

This year’s Saif Ghobash Banipal Translation Prize Lecture is given by the well-known Palestinian novelist, short story writer and film director, Liana Badr. It is a live online event and attendance is free of charge. You can find all the info about it (time, language, link to attend, etc) from here:

https://www.banipaltrust.org.uk/lecture/lecture2020.cfm

If you are interested in Arabic Literature, don't miss this unique event!

26/11/2019

If you are looking for bilingual texts Arabic - English, this is a good starting point

Yet there were far fewer contemporary prose works produced bilingually, and even fewer that remain in print. Please do add others in the comments.

07/10/2019

The October issue of Words Without Borders is dedicated to humor in Arabic, check some translated short stories here:
https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/issue/october-2019-arab-humor

10/09/2019

Have you read something by her? If you are in London you can meet her on November 7th.

Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - News - At the British Library on 7 November 2019

20/08/2019

Välkommen till höstterminen 2019!
Om du vill läsa en kurs vid sidan av språkkursen så är Modern Arabisk Litteratur AR1027 fortfarande öppen för sen anmälan. Kursen ges på onsdagar ojämna veckor mellan 10.00-12.00, du kan läsa på engelska eller arabiska och i vissa fall på svenska. Du kan lämna in uppgifter på svenska, engelska eller arabiska.
Kursen ger en bra insikt i den arabiska litteraturens utveckling och hur den under olika tider speglat de arabiska samhällenas möjligheter och utmaningar.

Welcome to fall term 2019!
If you want to study another course together with your language course Modern Arabic Literature AR1027 is still open for late admission. The lectures are on Wednesdays 10.00-12.00 on alternative weeks and you can read in Arabic or English and present your own work in either language.
The course gives an overview of the literary developments in the Arab countries and how the Arab societies and their opportunities and problems are mirrored in the literary works of the region.

25/03/2019

Another great movie by Nadine Labaki, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Have you already seen it?

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Nadine Labaki's CAPERNAUM ("Chaos") tells the story of Zain (Zain al Rafeea), a Lebanese boy who ...

11/12/2018

Banipal, the magazine about Arabic Literature in translation, has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Prize. Read about these four works on Banipal's webpage.
The magazine Banipal is available electronically at Högskolan Dalarna university library: search for Banipal under Periodicals and login with your student ID and password.

Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - News - Announcing the Shortlist of the 2018 Prize

26/11/2018

Last week we had a guest in one of our lessons: the Iraqi writer Maysalun Hadi talked about what it implies to be a writer and discussed her work with our students. Thank you Maysalun!

19/11/2018

Are you looking for something to read?
Banipal latest issue (nr. 63) features a list of the 100 best Arabic novels and compares it with a similar list published in 2001 by the Arab Writers' Union.
Banipal - Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - is available electronically via Dalarna University's library: log in with your student ID and search for Banipal under Library / Periodicals.

Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Current Issue

14/11/2018

Have you read any children book in Arabic?
Here you can read which books won the 2018 Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature

The winners of the 2018 Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature were announced this morning, at the opening of the Sharjah International Book Fair.