# Tayeb Salih

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Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – History Professor Sholmo Sand; An hommage to novelist Tayeb Salih

In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib speaks with History Professor Shlomo Sand of Tel Aviv University about his new book “When and Why the Jewish People was invented.” a surprising best seller in Israel which challenges the conventional wisdom according to which today's Jews are a national group w…

Chosen Family: Again & Again with Justin Torres & Angela Flournoy

In the first episode of Season 1, co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez speak with LitFriends Angela Flournoy & Justin Torres about their enduring friendship, writing in a precarious world, and chosen family. Links https://sites.libsyn.com/494238 www.annieliontas.com www.litovelazquez.com h…

S1 – 5. Stephan Guth: The Literature of the Middle East

Stephan Guth, Professor of Middle East Studies, talks to Karin Kukkonen about the Arab novel in the context of social and political reform in Middle East countries. He explains how reading novels could “teach” people how to feel in modern society, why historical romance novels were considered usefu…

Season of Migration to the North with Laila Lalami

Author Laila Lalami joins us to discuss Tayeb Salih's novel Season of Migration to the North translated from Arabic by Denys Johnson-Davies. We talk about the book's postcolonial themes, its treatment of women's roles, and transformation of the Western canon. Read more about our guest's work here:…

My African Reading List: Leila Aboulela

Leila Aboulela is a Sudanese writer, currently living in Scotland. She is the author of six award winning novels, including The Translator (1999), Bird Summons (2019) and River Spirit (2023), as well as a number of plays and short story collections. Aboulela was the first ever winner of the Caine P…

Netanyahu's Dubaization Plan for Gaza After the Genocide w/ Yasser Elsheshtawy (E167)

For episode 167, guest host Justin Salhani is joined by Yasser Elsheshtawy to talk about the Dubaization plan that Netanyahu's team put forward for Gaza after their genocide. You won't be surprised to know that we think it's a terrible plan, but what is dubaization? du·bai·za·tion /dōō’bīzāSHən/ …

On Things Fall Apart - African Literature

Today's guest is Muwanguzi Daniel - an African literature enthusiast who has found comfort and truth in the words of many African writers. In this episode, we delve into two of the many key themes namely colonialism and masculinity, aiming to grasp a deeper understanding of the award-winning nove…

Dread and Fascination: Sarah Thankam Mathews on Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North

Jo proselytizes about the marvelous medicinal powers of M.W. Craven’s Washington Poe novels before Charlotte (10:30) classes up the episode with a recounting of the viral, ugly-cry-inducing Harry Potter fanfiction “Manacled” by SenLinYu. Then the accomplished Sarah Thankam Mathews (28:30) expounds …

"A Tribe of Genies"

"A Tribe of Genies," previously unpublished. “Packets of cigarettes and boxes of sweets were passed round, and the bedouin women sang and danced, the night and the desert resounding with the echoes of a great feast, as though we were some tribe of genies.” - Tayeb Salih 

Interview with Aaliyah Bilal, author of National Book Award Finalist "Temple Folk"

In this episode of the Libro.fm podcast, hosts Craig and Karen interview Aaliyah Bilal, author of the 2023 National Book Award finalist "Temple Folk." Aaliyah discusses her creative process and journey to becoming a writer, why she prefers to write short stories and the inspiration behind her coll…