BULAQ

Hosted ByUrsula Lindsey & M Lynx Qualey

BULAQ is a podcast about contemporary writing from and about the Middle East and North Africa. We talk about books written in Aleppo, Cairo, Marrakech and beyond. We look at the Arab region through the lens of literature, and we look at literature -- what it does, why it matters, how it relates to society and history and politics -- from the point of view of this part of the world. BULAQ is hosted by Ursula Lindsey and M Lynx Qualey and co-produced by Sowt.

Belonging to Oneself

In the midst of a crackdown on gay men in Egypt, we discuss Mohammed Abdel Nabi’s novel about being gay in Cairo, In The Spider’s Room.Also: a portrait of a love-hate relationship with a Cairo neighborhood, an award for Arabic Young Adult and children’s literature, a Saudi novelist under attack online, and a Palestinian poet whose trial hinges on translation.

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Books mentioned in this podcast

The Apartment in Bab El-Louk

$14.95

By Donia Maher

Using Life

$16.34

By Ahmed Naji

Metro: A Story of Cairo

$4.54

By Magdy El Shafee

Children of the Alley: A Novel

$13.66

By Naguib Mahfouz

The Yacoubian Building: A Novel

$8.11

By Alaa Al Aswany

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