Fadhil al-Azzawi

Omar al-Ansari

Hussain al-Mozany

Mohammed Hasan Alwan

Orson Welles Plaza, Essaouira

5 Editorial 6 Fadhil al-Azzawi – Excerpt from the novel Comedy of

Ghosts, translated by the author with thanks to Emily Danby 24 Omar al-Ansari – An excerpt from the novel Physician of

Timbuktu, translated by William M Hutchins 30 Hussain al-Mozany – A Day Out, a short story, translated by

Hinrich von Haaren 37 Mohammed Hasan Alwan – An excerpt from the novel Al-

Qundus, translated by BCLT literary translation workshop, led by Paul Starkey 45 TWELVE WOMEN WRITERS 46 Huzama Habayeb – A chapter from the novel When the

Queen Falls Asleep, translated by John Peate 62 Huzama Habayeb on writing – I try to find Myself 64 Leila Aboulela – Farida’s Eyes, a short story 72 Lina Hawyan al-Hassan – An excerpt from the novel Banat

Na’ash, translated by Charis Bredin 78 Lina Hawyan al-Hassan on writing – I write because I love the Bedouin 80 Hawra al-Nadawi – A chapter from the novel Under

Copenhagen’s Sky, translated by Robin Moger 91 Huda al-Jahouri – An excerpt from the novel Things are not in their Place, translated by Robin Moger 102 Farouq Youssef on Huda al-Jahouri – Questions on the woman’s table 104 Latifa Labsir – I Want to Love This Evening! a short story,

translated by Ali Azeriah 114 Fadhila el Farouk – an excerpt from the novel The Regions of Fear, translated by Ghenwa Hayek

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