The Year of reading Arab Women
Which women’s voices will this readwomen 2014 prioritize? Does it touch
on any of the reasons why we gravitate toward male protagonists? Will
it be, in the main, a celebration of English-language women’s voices? Of
women at the center or the peripheries?
Here is a list of twelve suggestions of Arabic-writing women.(Bonus points where the translator is also a woman).
Joanna Walsh’s “year of reading women” bookmarks.