Omar Kikli’s “Prison Sketches”
The following is an excerpt from Libyan writer Omar al-Kikli’s Prison Sketches (2012), translated from the Arabic by Sebastian Anstis. Read more at Jadaliyya. The Tea Theory of Relativity For us, tea was a matter of utmost importance; it was the only pleasure we had. It was so important that one of us, arguing with more »
Libyan Cafés Serve a “Cup of Culture” Alongside Sips of Coffee
(Adapted from the Arabic, Imed ud-Din Hamaam for Al-Arabiya News) “It is not by bread alone that man lives”–or at least, not the kind of life that Salah Hasan, an entrepreneur in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, wants for his people. Initiatives such as Hasan’s “Cup of Culture” in Safwa Coffee café, are part of a more »
Genres of the “Arab Spring”: Narrating Revolutions
What challenges will Libyan writers face as they sit down to pen a revolution that has yet to end?
Fast Food Nation? Foreign Franchises in Libya
Johnny Rocket’s and Burger Fuel among others preparing to move into Tripoli.
The Libyan Flag: A Relic of What Lies Ahead
The new flag is an unescapable motif in “Free Libya” — but can what once was a rallying symbol in revolutionary Libya be used to mollify instead?
Khaled Mattawa’s “Fifty April Years”
Libyan-American writer Khaled Mattawa pens a poem on the student executions of the Gaddafi years.
