A groundbreaking survey of the language used around queerness in the Arab world, with contributions by leading Arab queer writers, thinkers and activists
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- 2024
- 2023
A deeply moving testimony to resistance, this unique collection is the first to showcase art and writing from the women's protests in Iran.
- 2021
A ground-breaking collection celebrating women who, over centuries, have dared to articulate their own desires with artistry and skill.
- 2019
Arabicity
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Beautifully produced volume, including over 200 artworks by more than 35 contemporary Arab artists, whose ground-breaking works reflect the pulse of region
- 2018
Nabil Anani
- 172 pages
- 7 hours of reading
The first collection by a pioneering Palestinian artist Nabil Anani, published to coincide with the 70-year anniversary of the Nakba.
- 2014
Syria Speaks
- 328 pages
- 12 hours of reading
A unique anthology - the first book to provide a window into Syrian art and writing since the uprising - it will feature work by 18 writers and 17 artists, many of whom are still based in Syria. Contributors include Ali Ferzat, Samar Yazbek, Khaled Khalifa and Robin Yassin-Kassab. číst celé
- 2010
Maliheh Afnan
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Malileh Afnan's work appears 'as a relic of an older civilization or an archaeological excavation into the collective psyche. This retropsective of Maliheh's work coincides with an exhibition of her work at the Martin Gropius Bau Museum in Berlin, November 2009.
- 2008
A Lost Summer
- 76 pages
- 3 hours of reading
An Israeli arrives at London's Heathrow airport. As he fills out a form, the customs officer asks him, 'Occupation?' The Israeli replies, 'No, thanks, just visiting'.
- 2007
Katha
- 250 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Whether it is in the kitchen or elsewhere, Indian women's stories have been handed down from generation to generation, enriched and embroidered along the way.But with the coming of political change and print culture many women's voices were silenced. It is only in more recent times that these voices can again be heard, in all their confidence and variety.This collection covers many languages and cultures and reflects the vast and complex cultures of India.Part of a series showcasing contemporary women writers from around the world.Urvashi Butalia is a publisher and writer based in India. She is co-founder of Kali for Women, India's first feminist publishing house, and is now director of Zubaan, an imprint of Kali. She has published many books, including the award-winning The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India. She has co-edited In Other Words: Women's Writing from India, Truth Tales: Stories from India and The Slate of Life. She is also editor of The Inner Line: Women's Stories from India.
- 2006
Presenting diverse stories by Palestinian women, this title offers a critical insight into their society in times of hardship and turmoil, yet look beyond to the warmth of human relations and hope of better times. Writers who were children during the first intifada appear alongside those who remember the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war.