Global Literary Theory

Gaza—the stadium of the soul by Bassim Helmi Hijazi (twenty years old)

In "From Dust We Rise: New Poetry from Palestine", a collection of Palestinian poetry from @rrgould.bsky.social www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...

Writing to Stay Alive Inside Egypt’s Prisons Prison writings from Post-Revolutionary Egypt

Writing to Stay Alive Inside Egypt’s Prisons
Prison writings from Post-Revolutionary Egypt
a review of Imprisoning a Revolution (2025) by Collective Antigone, published by @ucpress.bsky.social
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The Road to Khan Younis On my third trip to the city, everything felt different — strange, suffocating, and heavy.

The Road to Khan Younis
by Samah Zaqout @samahzaq.bsky.social
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When Arab-American Fiction First Wrote Love Across Cultures Rihani’s Juhan in Arabic and Russian Translation

When Arab-American Fiction First Wrote Love Across Cultures:
Amin Rihani’s Juhan in Arabic and Russian Translation
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Bearing Light: A Poem From Gaza By Ayesha, translated from Arabic by her sister

Bearing Light: A Poem From Gaza
post by @451book.bsky.social
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From Beirut to Gaza, revolution to memory, The Markaz Review has spent the last 5 years publishing SWANA writers and artists. We believe that freedom of expression is a fundamental right.

📖 Get your copy now: bit.ly/the-best-of-...

#TheMarkazReview #TMR5Years #PrintEdition #NewBook

Black and white image of Beirut

preview of essay with black and white image of Beirut

An Intimate History of Violence: Beirut Under Siege in the stories of Palestinian writer Nejmeh Khalil Habib @interlinkbooks.bsky.social rgould.substack.com/p/an-intimat...

New Voices & Perspectives in Epigraphy: A Workshop on Editing Unpublished Inscriptions and Widening Participation in Scholarship.

3 Dec. 2025 4pm GMT New Voices & Perspectives in Epigraphy: A Workshop on Editing Unpublished Inscriptions and Widening Participation in Scholarship. Online @ics.bsky.social ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... @palaeofuturist.bsky.social

“This, Ngũgĩ’s posthumous publication, serves as a persistent exploration of his uncompromising perspectives on language and its significance in society.” – Dike Okoro

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Thanks to
@poetrylondon.bsky.social for publishing my poem En la Meseta / On the Tableland in their Autumn Issue.

It’s always such a treat to see the two versions appear side by side, letting readers experience the poem in both Spanish and English 💛💚

Free Sudan Gazette Free Sudan Gazette is an independent, open-source digital media platform providing news, research, investigations, and documentation of political, social, and cultural events about Sudanese people …

a year ago, a group of us got together to envision what a pple focus Sudanese
paper would look like. today that vision is released into the world. introducing The Free Sudan Gazette- an independent, open-source platform documenting Sudan’s struggle for liberation:

www.freesudangazette.com

Hope is the Pencil a Child Grips Dispatches from Lujayn in Gaza

Hope is the Pencil a Child Grips: Dispatches from Lujayn in Gaza
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A Moroccan Novel That Disrupts Gender Norms A review of Abdellah Taïa’s Living in Your Light

Read this extraordinary review of Abdellah Taia's oeuvre by Anna Learn medium.com/global-liter...

How a Lexicographer Changed Iranian Politics Introducing a collection of revolutionary satire from Iran

Kayvan Tahmasebian and Rebecca Ruth Gould on Iranian writer & lexicographer Ali Akbar Dehkhoda
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Why I Choose to Live on a Floating Island of Garbage Puerto Rico is a model for mainland democracy

In praise of Puerto Rico by
Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
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We're speaking for Medium Day about Empowering Palestinian Voices Through Mentorship (1:30 GMT/ 8:30AM ET). Join us by registering here:
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PALESTINE IS EVERYWHERE features Lujayn, a fifteen-year-old writer in Gaza whom we have published extensively in Global Literary Theory. It will be her debut in book form. Her earlier stories are featured here:
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Tribute to Anas Al-Sharif Honouring the martyred voice of Gaza, who fearlessly exposed injustice and carried the truth to the world.

Alaa Albana, one of our participants, has shared a short poem honoring the martyred Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif medium.com/global-liter...

Honored to have poet Alice Oswald among our mentors!

May My Children Never Sleep Hungry Testimonies from a Mother in Gaza

Honored to publish Gaza-based teacher and translator Munira el Najar's @muniraelnajar.bsky.social 's reflections on being a mother in a time on genocide. Please read her work and support and share her campaign (her family depends on it): www.gofundme.com/f/renewing-h...

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Funded by the SOAS Impact and Knowledge Exchange Fund, the Palestinian Writers’ Workshop provides online workshops to young writers in Palestine in collaboration with The Hands Up Project. In a blog on Medium, volunteer Rim Aoude reflects on the experience.

Thank you @soaspress.bsky.social for featuring our latest mentor report! Read it here:
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List: Palestine Writers Workshop | Curated by Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD | Medium Palestine Writers Workshop · The Palestine Writers Workshop is a collaboration between The Hands Up Project, which has been supporting young Palestinian writers for many years, and SOAS. Follow us on ...

Check out this list of writings from Palestine! Featuring our first mentor report by mentor Rim Aoude and writings by Alaa Albana and Islam Kamal, both writing from Gaza.
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This initiative is more than just writing — it’s about mentorship, solidarity, and the transformative power of storytelling.

Stay tuned for updates and sneak peeks from this inspiring collaboration!

12 gifted young Palestinian writers — from Gaza, the West Bank, and the displaced community in Egypt — are being mentored by leading poets and authors in the UK. Together, they’ll co-create a powerful new book that shares their stories, voices, and visions with the world. 🌍✍️🇵🇸

We’re thrilled to announce the Palestine Writers’ Workshop: A Mentorship Exchange Programme, in partnership with SOAS University of London and the Global Literary Theory project 12 gifted young Palestinian writers — from Gaza, the West Bank, and the displaced community in Egypt — are being mentored by leading poets and authors in the UK. Together, they’ll co-create a powerful new book that shares their stories, voices, and visions with the world. 🌍✍️🇵🇸 This initiative is more than just writing — it’s about mentorship, solidarity, and the transformative power of storytelling. Stay tuned for updates and sneak peeks from this inspiring collaboration!

We’re thrilled to announce the Palestine Writers’ Workshop: A Mentorship Exchange Programme, in partnership with SOAS University of London and the Global Literary Theory project 12 gifted young Palestinian writers — from Gaza, the West Bank, and the displaced community in Egypt — are being mentored by leading poets and authors in the UK. Together, they’ll co-create a powerful new book that shares their stories, voices, and visions with the world. 🌍✍️🇵🇸 This initiative is more than just writing — it’s about mentorship, solidarity, and the transformative power of storytelling. Stay tuned for updates and sneak peeks from this inspiring collaboration!

News from our partners at The Hands up Project!

We’re thrilled to announce the Palestine Writers’ Workshop: A Mentorship Exchange Programme, in partnership with @soasuni.bsky.social and the Global Literary Theory project @balaghas.bsky.social.

Just ONE MONTH LEFT to enter the 2025 Wasafiri Essay Prize! Open to early-career researchers (including PhD students) in the field of international contemporary literature (literature published since 1965 from anywhere in the world).

⏰ Deadline: 30 June 2025

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Our co-edited @britishacademy.bsky.social volume, Arabic, Persian, and Turkic Poetics: Towards a Post-Eurocentric Literary Theory, is now available online. Order for your libraries or get in touch if you’d like to write a review!
https://academic.oup.com/british-academy-scholarship-online/book/60334

How Zağar Mehmet Went to Prison A translation of Sabahattin Ali’s classic short story “The Canal”

One of my favorite Sabahattin Ali stories, “The Canal,” is now on GLT ==> medium.com/global-liter...
#SabahattinAli #literarytranslation #turkishliterature

Back pain? Arrow wound?

Read about medieval amulets in our Document of the Month by Sarah Kiyanrad of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social Check it out: bit.ly/versatileamulet

#documents deciphered by the IE team from the @khalilicollections.org

#medievalsky #digitalhumanities #skystorian #weekendreading