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This month’s books by Arab writers published in English range from Mohammed Alnaas’s prize-winning Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table to new essays by Zaina Arafat and Lina Mounzer.

Ten books by Arab writers to look out for this October

A prize-winning Libyan novel and Iraqi poetry join new essays, English translations and a reissue of Qatari historical novel The Corsair

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UAE pavilion names curator for Venice Architecture Biennale

Hisham Sharif on the tumultuous break-up that inspired his first Dubai solo show

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Architect Dalia Hamati explores hydrocultural practices and material intelligence for the UAE National Pavilion in Venice. Photo: National Pavilion UAE – La Biennale di Venezia

UAE pavilion names curator for Venice Architecture Biennale

Sharjah-born architect will explore how water has shaped communities and what that history could offer a warming world

Hisham Sharif on the tumultuous break-up that inspired his first Dubai solo show

Ten Arab artists whose work is in the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection

Sharjah Biennial 2027 announces opening programme

This month’s books by Arab writers published in English range from Mohammed Alnaas’s prize-winning Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table to new essays by Zaina Arafat and Lina Mounzer.

Ten books by Arab writers to look out for this October

A prize-winning Libyan novel and Iraqi poetry join new essays, English translations and a reissue of Qatari historical novel The Corsair

Book telling Syrian revolution through six lives shortlisted for major prize

Bees, battles and bragging: What ancient poetry reveals about pre-Islam Arabia

Zayed National Museum hosts record-setting reading club session

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