Omar El Akkad is an Egyptian-Canadian novelist and journalist. Getty Images

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This recognised by US awards

Egyptian-Canadian novelist and journalist's work recognised in annual US awards non-fiction category

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Sharjah Ruler launches Arabic studies centre at Portuguese university

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Thirteen books to read by Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

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Renovation of Cairo's used-books market underlines might of the written word

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Saudi National Day: Novels that defined nearly a century of literature

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Overwhelmed by BookTok? Five cross-genre reads to dive right into

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Gazan poet Yahya Al Hamarna wrote most of his book in various displacement tents, noting the tragedy of being a refugee in his own city. Photo: Yahya Al Hamarna

Poetic injustice: Writer stuck in Gaza as his first book is released abroad

Written during years of displacement, Yahya Al Hamarna’s debut preserves fragments of daily life now lost amid conflict

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Abu Dhabi and Amazon to create world’s largest Arabic digital library

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One Last Thing: Ahlam Bolooki answers TN's quick-fire questionnaire

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Chetan Bhagat’s latest novel criticised for its age-gap romance

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Eleven new English-language books by Arab authors to read in 2025

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Contradictions, trauma and TV: Sara Hamdan on her debut novel

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Chetan Bhagat is a divisive figure in Indian pop culture. Sarah Dea / The National

Chetan Bhagat’s latest novel criticised for its age-gap romance

Author says 12 Years: My Messed-up Love Story is the best book he's written so far

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Eleven new English-language books by Arab authors to read in 2025

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Contradictions, trauma and TV: Sara Hamdan on her debut novel

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A look back at poet Mahmoud Darwish's last public performance in Ramallah

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