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ARABIC STORIES

In collaboration with KfW Stiftung, we supported and promoted works from the Middle East. Enter the imaginative and thought-provoking worlds created by the writers in this collection.

Walking on Quicksand
Walking on Quicksand
السير على رمال متحركة
by Huda Armosh
The Dance of the Middle Fingers
The Dance of the Middle Fingers
رقصة الأصابع الوسطى
by Mostafa Eltelwany
A Story from the South
A Story from the South
قصّة من الجنوب
by Eman Sharabati
In the Cities of Central Cairo
In the Cities of Central Cairo
فى مدن وسط القاهرة
by Mohamed Matbouly
Fly
Fly
حياة زوجية
by Majdal Hindi
Behind the Casuarina Trees
Behind the Casuarina Trees
خلف شجر الجازورين
by Farah Abey
Running in Circles
Running in Circles
رَكْضٌ دائر ي
by Hend Ja’far
Red, Shiny and Pleasing to the Eyes
Red, Shiny and Pleasing to the Eyes
أحمر… لامع… یسرّ الناظرین
by Esraa Mokaidam
Spiders
Spiders
عناكب
by Camellia Hussein
The Madman of Almond Hill
The Madman of Almond Hill
مجنون حي تل اللوز
by Mai Kaloti
Dance
Dance
رقصة
by Widyan Almasarani
He Put me in a Bubble
He Put me in a Bubble
وضعني في فقاعة
by Marwa Haitham Melhem
The Story of Nasr
The Story of Nasr
أنيس-زكريا-قول-للنوم-ينام
by Mira Sidawi
Rameem
Rameem
رَمِيم
by Batoul Fahs
The Capital
The Capital
العاصمة
by Ayham Kazoun
The Dress
The Dress
الفستان
by Rola el Hussein
Madame Suzanne
Madame Suzanne
السيدة-سوزان
by Orwa Al Mokdad
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