writers

Al-Qalam monument in NYC before it was removed
Lebanon
World
Live Story

Why are Lebanese furious over New York's 'Little Syria' artwork?

Lebanon's top diplomat says the monument was removed and will replaced with a more accurate inscription of the poets and writers.

Louay Faour
21 May, 2026
Peter Beinart attends the PEN America 62nd Annual Literary Awards at Town Hall on March 31, 2026 in New York City.
United States
World
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US Jewish author Peter Beinart receives PEN award for Gaza book

The New Arab Staff
25 April, 2026
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2025 retrospective
Book Club
Live Story

From witness to resistance: The books that marked 2025

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

24 December, 2025
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United Kingdom
World
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Zadie Smith among 380 writers denouncing Gaza 'genocide'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 May, 2025
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Silk Road Slippers
Lifestyle
Live Story

Silk Road Slippers: The masterclass that gets writers published

The New Arab Staff

Sarah Khalil

25 February, 2025
Gaza
Gaza War
Perspectives

US publishers serve Israeli colonisation, they must cut ties

BAG

Books Against Genocide

19 November, 2024
Alareer
Gaza War
Voices

Killing the words of Gaza: Why Israel targets writers & teachers

Samar Saeed

Samar Saeed

19 October, 2024
Novelist/playwright Elias Khoury attends Face-to-Face: Confronting the Torturers: A PEN Freedom to Write event at Joe's Pub on April 29, 2010 in New York City.
Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

Renowned Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies aged 76

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 September, 2024
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Gaza War
Video

Jailed Palestinian author wins prestigious Arabic fiction award

The New Arab Staff
30 April, 2024
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Gaza War
In-depth
Live Story

How Israel's war is erasing Gaza's history and culture

Alessandra Bajec
18 December, 2023
Strike US
Hollywood
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Hollywood writers of Middle Eastern heritage discuss strike

The New Arab Staff

Brooke Anderson

14 June, 2023
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Australia
Voices

Adelaide Fest: Susan Abulhawa & Mohammed El-Kurd must speak

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Randa Abdel-Fattah

21 February, 2023
Algeria
MENA
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Algerian police release dissident writer

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 November, 2022
Libya
MENA
Live Story

Libyan author Mohamed Alnaas wins top Arabic fiction prize

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 May, 2022
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writers
Society
Live Story

Muslim women writers who are changing the narrative

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Sumaiyya Naseem

06 March, 2020
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writers
MENA
Live Story

PEN: Turkey using emergency law 'to silence' Erdogan critics

The New Arab & agencies
28 January, 2017
Prison bars
writers
MENA
Live Story

Poets urge Iran's supreme leader to pardon imprisoned wordsmiths

The New Arab
04 November, 2015
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writers
Narrated

JK Rowling 'bewitched' by young Egyptian writer

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Nada Ramadan

17 August, 2015