By Ghassan F. Abdullah(*) A major movement of secular writing in Arabic has been gaining strength and depth over the last fifteen years, little reported by outsiders.1 It is going into new directions, well beyond a mere reaction to Islamic fundamentalismwhich grew mostly afterKhomeini took over in Iran in 1979. This article is a quick […]
Continue ReadingTable of Contents Editorial Abier BushnaqGerman Ibn Rushd’s Contribution to the Improvement of Arab Women’s Right Dr. George TamerArabic Moslems in Secular state: From Civil Rights to Social Commitment Heiner BielefeldtArabic New Secularism in the Arab World Ghassan F. AbdullahEnglish Criticism of Civilisation in the Arabic Literature of the 19.th Century, Ahmad Faris ash-Shidyaq Abier […]
Continue ReadingEnough for me to die on her earthbe buried in herto melt and vanish into her soilthen sprout forth as a flowerplayed with by a child from my country.Enough for me to remainin my country’s embraceto be in her close as a handful of dusta sprig of grassa flower. Fadwa Touqan2001
Continue ReadingChristian Szyska After its publication Anton Shammas’s Galilean family saga Arabeskot set in motion intense debates among literary critics about the Jewishness of Hebrew literature. [1] The interest among the general public for this semi-autobiographical novel of an Arab Israeli has been accompanied by ongoing scholarly debate.[1] All critics are aware of the central importance […]
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