The Journal of Lesbian Studies will be devoting a special issue to the topic of LESBIANS, SEXUALITY, AND ISLAM, edited by Huma Ahmed-Ghosh, ghosh@mail.sdsu.edu.
There has been very little published work on lesbians and Islam. Possible topics and methods include, but are not limited to religion, Quran, Hadith, Sharia, personal experiences of Muslim women, ethnic and regional diversities, oral histories, feminist theory, research, fiction, and poetry. Authors may use a pseudonym if they prefer.
Please send a one-page abstract of your proposed contribution to Huma Ahmed-Ghosh at ghosh@mail.sdsu.edu by July 1, 2011. Proposals will be evaluated for originality and writing style, as well as how all the contributions fit together. Potential authors will be invited to write full articles in the range of 5,000 to 7,500 words.
We hope you will consider writing about your scholarship or experiences, so that this important topic receives the attention it deserves.
Huma Ahmed-Ghosh, Professor Department of Women's Studies Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies, Advisory Board Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, Advisory Board San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182 Tel: 619-594-3046 Fax: 619-594-5218
Established US-based Arab American newspaper is seeking talented Middle Eastern journalists with web knowledge who are fluent in English to monitor and aggregate a list of US (English-language) and Pan Arab (Arabic & English) media and rewrite a daily summary in Arabic.
You must have an EXCELLENT understanding of the English language and possess EXCELLENT Arabic grammar skills. You must be able to translate and summarize English-language articles and rewrite them in a journalistic style and then upload your work on the newspaper’s website. 4 years minimum previous journalistic experience with proven track record is a MUST.
This is a home-based job that can be done in the afternoon-evening (Cairo time). Monthly Salary varies between $250- $400 (depending on experience) .
Please send resume+references.
Compensation: $250- $400/month (depending on experience)
Via: craigslist.org
Contact Information:
For inquiries: job-hkkce-2369784200@craigslist.org
For submissions: job-hkkce-2369784200@craigslist.org
The Sultan Qaboos Centre for Islamic Culture, Diwan of Royal Court and Islamic Information Centre at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque have announced an essay contest on “Mohammed — The Messenger of Peace”. The contest, in which the winners will be awarded cash prizes of RO 400, RO 200 and RO 100 each in three categories, is open to all people, including citizens and Muslims and non-Muslim residents. Participants are asked to write the essay in English within 1,200 words.
The last date for submission of the essay is June 10. The essay should be submitted only by e-mail to grouppositive@yahoo.com, grouppositive@hotmail.com or islamiccentre@yahoogroups.com. There will be four categories of contestants: under 16 years Muslims, under 16 years non-Muslims, above 16 years Muslims and above 16 years non-Muslims.
The essay should be original and not lifted from the Internet and journals but contestants can give proper references for quoting someone. For more information, one can contact Said Muferji (99425598), Aftab Kola (92288410) or Hafidh M Kindy (99341395).
Contact Information:
For inquiries: contact Said Muferji (99425598), Aftab Kola (92288410) or Hafidh M Kindy (99341395)
For submissions: grouppositive@yahoo.com, grouppositive@hotmail.com
The General Secretariat of King Faisal International Prize is pleased to announce nomination for the 1433H / 2012G King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) for Arabic Language and Literature in the topic:
COMPUTER PROCESSING OF THE ARABIC LAGUAGE: INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ENDEAVORS
CONDITIONS:
1. Nominations should be from universities, research centers and other learned circles. Nominations are also accepted from previous winners of King Faisal International Prize. Nominations are not accepted from individuals or political parties. 2. Nominated works must be published, benefit mankind and enrich human knowledge. 3. Dissertations are not accepted.
REQUIREMENTS FROM EACH NOMINEE:
1. A typed curriculum vitae of each nominee with a list of his/her publications. 2. One original or high quality photocopy of each nominated paper. The total number of nominated papers should not exceed 10. 3. Six copies of each nominated book and/or book chapter. The total number of nominated books and/or book chapters should not exceed 6. 4. One high resolution color photo of each nominee (10 X 15 cm).
Nomination documents and nominated works will not be returned
REQUIREMENTS FROM NOMINATING BODY:
1. An official letter of nomination for each nominee separately, adequately justifying the nomination and outlining the nominee's achievements in the prize field. 2. A list of nominated works. 3. A general information form filled by the nominee; this form can be duplicated if more than one candidate is nominated.
PRIZE COMPONENTS:
1. A certificate written in Arabic calligraphy, describing the work for which the winner is awarded the Prize. 2. A Commemorative 24-carat, 200-gram gold medallion. 3. SR 750,000 (US$ 200,000).
REMARKS:
1. Nominations are judged exclusively on the basis of merit, regardless of nationality, race, religion or gender. 2. Any nomination not fulfilling all conditions and requirements shall be excluded. 3. More than one nominee may share the Prize. 4. The decision of the Prize's Selection Committee is final. 5. Winners will be announced in Safar 1433H occurring January 2012G and honored at an official ceremony later in Riyadh. 6. All the required documents must be received no later than Sunday 27 Jumada I 1432H occurring May 1 2011G at the following address.
Please send nominations by airmail to the following address:
The General Secretariat King Faisal International Prize Al-Khairia Building, King Fahd Road P.O. Box 22476 Riyadh 11495 Saudi Arabia
Contact Information:
For inquiries: KFIPinfo@kff.com or call +(966-1) 465 2255
For submissions: The General Secretariat, King Faisal International Prize, Al-Khairia Building, King Fahd Road, P.O. Box 22476 Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia
This project on myths, legends, tall tales and folkore is open to the author or artist's interpretation. Work may include Greek and Roman myths, Celtic and Icelandic stories, Native American tales and other words and images from other cultures. It may explore sacred stories from Judeo-Christianity, Islam and eastern religions. It may be whimsical, offering a new slant on tales of Peter Rabbit, Paul Bunyan or other childhood stories. It may also include personal or family stories that have been told and retold through generations. It may provide exaggerated takes on real people like Johnny Appleseed.
Graphic fiction and visual art may be in any medium, color or black-and-white. Page size is 6.88 (W) x 6.63 (H). Artists are advised to keep critical content within a safe area of 6.625 (W) x 6.125 (H). Work may be submitted in these dimensions or scalable to these dimensions.
Prose may be no longer than 1,200 words. You may submit up to three prose pieces. The work must be properly titled at the top of each page along with the name of the author.
Poetry may be no longer than 32 lines, including title, stanza breaks and any epigraph or dedication. Poems must be single-spaced and the work must use a standard font.
Prose and poetry will not be returned. Graphic fiction and visual art becomes property of Southport Press and will be placed in a public silent auction, in order to sustain Southport Press and make future projects and publications possible.
Submit work to ArtWorks, 5002 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53140. Include your name, address, phone number and email address. Questions, call (262) 652-5911.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: call (262) 652-5911
For submissions: ArtWorks, 5002 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53140
The contest will be known as the “Mahdiya Essay Writing Contest,” and the awards will include US$1,000 in cash prizes for the 4 winners of two short essays. The name Mahdiya has been chosen in recognition of the first capital city of the Fatimids which was founded in North Africa by Imam al-Mahdi, the 11th Ismaili Imam and first Fatimid Caliph.
The prizes, distributed in the form of money order/draft, are in addition to the original prizes of the first edition of “The Memoirs of Aga Khan”, the autobiography of Aga Khan III and “Animal Voyage” by Prince Hussain Aga Khan. The exact prize distribution is specified in the contest summary and rules below.
The writing contest will become an annual feature beginning with this 2011 initiative.
The closing date for the two contests has now been extended to April 30, 2011. No further extensions will be made. The winners will be selected by a team of judges from around the world by mid-May, 2011. The winning essays will be announced and published on this Web site soon thereafter. The winners will also be announced on Ismailimail, the highly popular independent Ismaili blog which has become the best and most dependable reference source for news related to the worldwide Ismaili Muslim community.
This contest provides a wonderful opportunity for students, the youth as well as adults to develop and write their thoughts about the iconic projects that are being built on Wynford Drive in Toronto, Canada, by the 49th Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. Please read the guidelines below, and share your grandest aspirations or imagination about this “Gift to Toronto” and, indeed, our world by His Highness the Aga Khan. Participate in this exciting contest where you can contribute meaningfully, simultaneously being recognized for your creative and thoughtful writing skills and talent.
Finally, in addition to the $1000.00 being offered as cash prizes to the winners, a total of upto six entries deemed as honourable mentions by the judging panel will each receive a gift card or cash in the amount of $US 50.00. Canadian and USA honourable mentions will receive a gift card from Chapters and Barnes & Nobles respectively, and overseas entries will receive the amount in the form of a money order.
We look forward to reading your entries and being part of your thoughtful world to ignite and open our eyes on multiple levels about the historic creation of “The Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre and Their Park.” To assist you in this endeavour, we have provided links to numerous articles and speeches.
SUMMARY
1. The first will be a short essay of 300 – 500 words on the topic, “Why I am Excited about The Aga Khan Museum, The Ismaili Centre and Their Park.”
2. The second will be a short description where, in no more than 125 words, the participant will describe “Why I like this photo” for any one photo the participant chooses from the photo essay (see the link below).
3. There will be two age categories for each essay – a youth category (ages 18-24) and an open category (25 years and over).
4. The winner of the youth category for the essay competition, “Why I am Excited…” will receive a cash prize of $400.00 as well as an out of print copy of “The Memoirs of Aga Khan” (UK, 1954, 1st edition). A DVD of the Aga Khan Museum will also be included.
5. The winner of the open category for the essay competition “Why I am Excited…” will receive a cash prize of $300.00 as well as an out of print copy of “The Memoirs of Aga Khan” (UK, 1954, 1st edition). A DVD of the Aga Khan Museum will also be included.
6. The winner of the youth category for “Why I Like this Photo” will receive a cash prize of $175.00 as well Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s enchanting photo book “Animal Voyage.” A DVD of the Aga Khan Museum will also be included.
7. The winner of the open category for “Why I Like this Photo” will receive a cash prize of $125.00 as well as Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s enchanting photo book “Animal Voyage.” A DVD of the Aga Khan Museum will also be included.
RULES
1. The competition is free to enter.
2. Youth (18 to 24) and adults (25 and over) are invited to participate.
3. We encourage the participation of youth and adults from diverse cultural backgrounds and geographical locations.
4. The essay “Why I am excited about the Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre and their Park,” should be between 300 and 500 words.
5. The photo essay, “Why I Like this Photo,” is limited to 125 words. A participant may only select one photo of his/her choice from the entire photo essay, and describe why he/she likes it. The photo slide show may be viewed by clicking any one of the following links:
PHOTO ESSAY: PDF presentation (Recommended)
PHOTO ESSAY: Powerpoint Presentation
PHOTO ESSAY: Regular Web Pages
6. All submissions must be in the English language.
7. Entries should be emailed to simergessay@aol.com or simerg@aol.com in one of the following formats: WordPerfect, Word, PDF, RTF or as an email.
8. Entries should include the following information:
a. A short biographical note (to introduce the applicant – limit it to 75 words). Participant’s age, birth date, school, and (OPTIONAL) a small photo are also required.
b. Participant’s full contact details (email address, telephone number(s), complete postal address, town, country). This information must be provided in the body of the email
9. The e-mail subject should read “Entry for Essay Contest.”
10. Entries should be submitted by April 30, 2011.
11. Winners will be declared on this Web site sometime during the latter half of May 2011.
12. The decisions made by the panel of judges (see list below) will be final.
13. The participants will ensure that their essays do not infringe on anyone’s copyright material when developing the essays.
14. All participants in this contest implicitly accept the rules presented in this document.
AIMS OF THE CONTEST
1. To use Albert Einstein’s quote, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world,” one of the primary aims of the essay will be to encourage everyone to discover the joy and power of writing creative, intelligent, and persuasive essays.
2. To promote a culture of writing and reading among youth and the public.
3. To make the viewers at large more engaged in these projects, by both reading the essays and commenting on them.
4. To enhance and enlighten the readers’ views of what other people are thinking about these three projects.
WINNERS
1. The winners will be announced sometime at the end of May, 2011, on this Web site, www.simerg.com.
2. The winning essays will be published on www.simerg.com.
3. Winner of the best essay, “Why I am Excited…” for each of the two age groups (i.e. 18 – 24 and 25 and over) will receive a cash prize as mentioned above, a good used copy of “The Memoirs of Aga Khan”, and a DVD of the Aga Khan Museum.
4. Winner of the photo description, “Why I Like this Photo” for teach of the two age groups (i.e. 18 – 24 and 25 and over) will receive a cash prize as mentioned above, a brand new copy of the photo book “Animal Voyage” by Hussain Aga Khan (2008), and a DVD of the Aga Khan Museum.
Note: To read more about the two books shown above, please click here.
5. Also, upto six entries deemed as honourable mentions by the judging panel will each receive a gift card or cash in the amount of $US50.00 plus a DVD of the Aga Khan Museum. Canadian and USA honourable mentions will receive a gift card from Chapters and Barnes & Nobles respectively, and overseas entries will receive the amount in the form of a money order.
6. Thus the total maximum cash amount available for the contest will be $1300.00 ($1000.00 for winning essays, and $300.00 for honourable mentions).
SELECTION CRITERIA
The judge’s selection for the essays will be based on the following:
1. Originality and personal vision.
2. Relevance of the essay to the three projects.
3. Quality of language (engaging writing style, good spelling and grammar etc.)
4. Demonstration of a thorough understanding of the three projects.
AN INTERNATIONAL PANEL OF JUDGES
The following individuals have kindly agreed to judge the competition:
1. Mr. Bruni Freschi, O.C. (Order of Canada), Vancouver, Canada – Architect, Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Burnaby 2. Dr. Aziz Kurwa, London, UK – Medical Professional 3. Professor Arif Babul, Vancouver, Canada – Astrophysicist 4. Mr. Zulfikar Khoja, Ottawa, Canada – Educator 5. Dr. Navyn Naran, New York, USA- Medical Professional 6. Mr. Jim Bowie, Toronto, Canada – Hobbyst Photographer and Realtor 7. Mr. Iqbal Motani, Ottawa, Canada – Accountant/Auditor 8. Ms. Shellyza Moledina, London, UK – Pharmacy Student, Writer and Singer
DISCLAIMERS AND EXCLUSIONS
Simerg reserves the right to not award the prizes if the number and quality of the entries do not meet the jury’s expectation. This decision will be made by the judges.
Simerg looks forward to a good participation, and interesting responses.
SELECTED RESOURCES
Aga Khan Museum articles at AKDN
The Aga Khan’s speech at the Foundation Ceremony
Aga Khan Museum collection - article at theIsmaili.org
Article in Nomeancity.net
Ismaili Centres – A special coverage at theIsmaili.org
Urban Toronto article
The above list is by no means complete. Numerous other articles are posted on the internet.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: simergessay@aol.com or simerg@aol.com
For submissions: simergessay@aol.com or simerg@aol.com
This distinguished anthology presents for the first time in English travel accounts by Arab writers who have visited America between 1668 and 2009. The view of America which emerges from these accounts is at once fascinating and illuminating, but never monolithic. The writers hail from a variety of viewpoints, regions, and backgrounds, so their descriptions of America differently engage and revise Arab pre-conceptions of Americans and the West. The country figures as everything from the unchanging Other, the very antithesis of the Arab self, to the seductive female, to the Other who is both praiseworthy and reprehensible.
About the Authors/ Editors
Kamal Abdel-Malek is a Professor of Arabic Literature at the American University of Dubai.
Mouna El Kahla, a specialist in language pedagogy, is the coordinator of the Arabic program at the Australian University of Wollongong, the Dubai branch.
Jadaliyya is an independent ezine produced by ASI (Arab Studies Institute), a network of writers associated with the Arab Studies Journal (www.ArabStudiesJournal.org).
Jadaliyya has launched its culture section; an open space for creative, original, and critical texts about culture(s) in Arabic and English. We seek to support cultural expression in a wide variety of sites and contexts, media and genres. To this end, we are interested in contributions dealing with literature, theatre, music, cinema, visual arts and design, photography, TV and Radio, video art, social media and Internet expression.
Specifically, we welcome:
1. Creative writings (in English or Arabic)
2. Translations (of poems, short stories, excerpts from novels or plays, critical essays)
3. Critical essays and commentary about cultural issues, figures, debates, and various cultural phenomena (1000 words minimum)
7. Photo essays or single photographs with commentary
8. Video clips
9. Travel essays
10. Quickies (shorter pieces on a cultural phenomenon, figure, or event) [500 to 800 words]
We publish new material every Monday. We welcome your contributions, support, and feedback. For more information, read our Call for Posts below, or contact us at culture@jadaliyya.com
The Pen Writing Competition is an international short story writing competition designed to find talent within our Muslim youth. This competition encourages creative writing that includes elements of Islamic morality. This unique opportunity will allow our young Muslim writers to use their talent in positive ways, encouraging them to create healthy alternatives to fairy tales and secular fiction that have little benefit to readers aside from diversion and cheap entertainment.
We are pleased to announce that there are valuable prizes for first, second and third place winners in each of our topics. Also, we will publish an anthology of all the winning stories! This once in a lifetime opportunity that should not be missed. We encourage teenagers of all writing ages and capabilities to enter this contest, and look forward to reading everyone's stories!
The deadline for the entries is August 1st 2011.
Each contestant may submit a maximum of two entries. If more than two entries are received the competition committee will only consider the first two.
There are three age groups: the junior group, the senior group and the adult group.
Junior group: ages 9-12, word count: (700-1500) words
Senior group: ages 13-17, word count: (2000-4000) words
Adult group: ages 18-23, word count: (5000-8000) words
The categories for this competition are: strength, beauty and hope. All stories submitted must go under one of these categories.
Entries will only be accepted via email.
Each contestant must submit an entry form, found here.
Stories must relate to Islam and should not go against the values that govern a Muslims life.
The story must be original work that has not been published previously.
The competition committee claims the rights to publish any story that wins.
Submit your stories to: thepen_competition@yahoo.com
Remember to include your name and title on the story itself.
How to Enter
Please fill in the entry form here. Then email your story as an attachment to: thepen_competition@yahoo.com.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the World Bank Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) regional Climate Change Flagship Report, "Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries." The report, currently being prepared by the World Bank in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS), aims to provide information on potential climate change in the Arab region and strategic guidance on adapting to climate change.
The report is scheduled for completion early in 2012 and will summarize the literature in Arabic, French, and English, identify gaps, and describe policy options. The background documents for the Flagship Report are also expected to provide input to the Fifth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scheduled for 2013-14.
The drafting process began late in 2010 with researchers, institutions, and experts from the Arab region outlining chapters and preparing the working drafts that are presented here.
We are seeking contributions to the material included in the working drafts that can be in form of: (i) short comments and suggestions, and (ii) longer contributions that add substance to the chapter that is not currently included.
There will be a “writing meeting” in early June (1st to 5th) in Marseilles, France to prepare the First Draft of the Report ready for formal public review. Based on responses to this early working draft additional contributors will be invited to that writing meeting. Preferences will be given to early career professionals and to engaging new contributors from the full geographic range of the Arab region. Full travel and accommodation expenses will be covered for the selected contributors.
Report outline
Below, please see the chapter outline with links to the working drafts in PDF format. Remember, that these are working drafts and are thus incomplete. They are being circulated to encourage wider participation and advice. The working drafts are property of the authors, and do not reflect the official viewpoints of the World Bank or the League of Arab States.
Chapter Working Title
1 Climate Variability and Change and their Economic and Poverty Impacts 2 Ways Forward for Climatology in the Arab Region 3 Options to Reduce Water Stress 4 Improving Agricultural Production, Rural Livelihoods, and Food Security 5 Improving Livelihoods and Living Conditions in Urban and Coastal Areas 6 Improving Health in a Changing Climate 7 Gendered Adaptation to a Changing Climate 8 A Country Model for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change
Note: Chapters 1 and 8 will be written later based on the information in chapters 2-6.
We welcome constructive comments on content, as well as suggestions for the inclusion of relevant literature (please send electronic copies if possible) and ongoing research in the region.
Please email your comments and the following information to kkatich@worldbank.org, alosos@worldbank.org and envsusdev.dept@las.int by April 30, 2011 by using this document.
This year’s prize is for translation from Arabic to English
The Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize was launched in 2010 as part of Harvill Secker's centenary celebrations. It is an annual prize, which focuses on a different language each year, with the aim of recognising the achievements of young translators at the start of their careers. For the 2011 prize Harvill Secker has teamed up with Foyles, and the prize is kindly supported by Banipal. This year’s chosen language is Arabic, and the prize will centre on the short story ‘Layl Qouti' by Mansoura Ez Eldin.
Egyptian novelist and journalist Mansoura Ez Eldin was born in Delta Egypt in 1976. She studied journalism at the Faculty of Media, Cairo University and has since published short stories in various newspapers and magazines: she published her first collection of short stories, Shaken Light, in 2001. This was followed by two novels, Maryam's Maze in 2004 and Beyond Paradise in 2009. Her work has been translated into a number of languages, including an English translation of Maryam's Maze by the American University in Cairo (AUC) Press. In 2010, she was selected for the Beirut39, as one of the 39 best Arab authors below the age of 40. Her second novel Wara’a al-Fardoos (Beyond Paradise) was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the Arabic Booker) 2010. She was also a participant of the inaugural nadwa (writers’ workshop) held by the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in Abu Dhabi in 2009 and was a mentor at the second nadwa in October 2010.
The winning translator will receive £1,000, a selection of Harvill Secker titles and Foyles tokens. How to enter
Deadline for entries: Friday 29th July 2011
You must be between 18 and 34 years of age on the submission deadline. For further terms and conditions please see the entry form.
Download and print the entry form here (you will need Acrobat Reader to do so)
Download or print the Arabic text here (you will need Acrobat Reader to do so)
Simply send your completed entry form with your translated text to the postal address provided on the entry form. Please note that we are unable to consider entries submitted by email.
If you have any queries, please contact us on: youngtranslatorsprize@randomhouse.co.uk
The judges
Anthony Calderbank (translator)
Anthony Calderbank has been a translator of Arabic literature since the early nineties. He has translated a number of Egyptian novels including Rhadopis of Nubia by Najib Mahfouz, Zaat by Sonallah Ibrahim, and The Tent, Blue Aubergine and Gazelle Tracks by Miral Al-Tahawy, and two novels by Saudi author Yousef Al-Mohaimeed, Wolves of the Crescent Moon and Munira’s Bottle. His translations of short stories include a collection by Nubian writer Haggag Hassan Odoul entitled Nights of Musk: Stories of Old Nubia, and have appeared in a Palestinian collection edited by Nur and Abdulwahab El Messiri entitled Land of Thyme and Stone.
He has contributed to a number of anthologies of modern Arabic Literature including Unbuttoning the Violin (Banipal 2006), the collection Madinah, edited by Joumana Haddad (2008), and the Beirut 39 project. He has also translated numerous pieces for Banipal Magazine. In 2010 he translated an excerpt from Abdo Khal’s novel Spewing Sparks as Big as Castles, which went on to win the Arab Booker Prize.
He has spoken on translation and translation theory at international conferences and cultural gatherings and has conducted translation workshops for the British Council and the Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature. His translation of Yousef Al-Mohaimeed’s novel Wolves of the Crescent Moon was shortlisted for the 2010 Jan Michalski Prize. He has lived in the Middle East for many years and is currently based in Riyadh Saudi Arabia where he is Deputy Director of the British Council.
Maya Jaggi (journalist)
Maya Jaggi is an award-winning cultural journalist and an influential critic on international literature. Her arts profiles in the Guardian Review over a decade are credited with enhancing understanding of world writers, from Günter Grass, Umberto Eco and Jose Saramago to Chinua Achebe, Toni Morrison and Mario Vargas Llosa – as well as British figures such as Jeanette Winterson and Sir Tom Stoppard. The late critic Professor Edward Said described her interview with him as 'in a class of its own'. Her work has appeared widely in periodicals including the Guardian, Independent, Sunday Times Culture, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Economist, TLS and BookForum (New York), and in books such as Lives and Works, Writing Across Worlds and Women of the Revolution. She contributes to BBC radio (including Radio 4’s Any Questions?, Front Row and Open Book) and television.
She has interviewed 12 Nobel prizewinners in literature – as well as Arab writers including Mahmoud Darwish, Hanan al-Shaykh, Elias Khoury, Alaa al-Aswany, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Amin Maalouf. She has been a judge of literary awards including the Orange prize, the David Cohen, the Caine, the Commonwealth Writers prize and the Saif Ghobash-Banipal prize for Arabic literary translation. She was educated at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, and is an Associate Fellow of Warwick University and a member of English PEN’s Writers in Prison committee.
Penelope Lively (author)
Penelope Lively was born in Cairo, Egypt and spent her childhood there. She came to England at the age of twelve, in 1945, and went to boarding school in Sussex. She subsequently read Modern History at St. Anne's College, Oxford. In 1957 she married Jack Lively (who died in 1998). They had two children, Josephine and Adam. Jack Lively's academic career took the family from Swansea to Sussex and Oxford, and eventually to Warwick University, where he was Professor of Politics. Penelope Lively now has six grandchildren and lives in London. Briony Everroad (editor)
Briony Everroad is an editor at Harvill Secker, where she publishes authors Jo Nesbø, Karin Fossum, and Andrey Kurkov, among others. She studied English literature at University College London and in 2002 began working at Random House. Always keen to explore new languages, she spent a term studying French at the Sorbonne in 2006 and is currently learning Spanish. In 2010 she founded the Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize.
Entry Guidelines:
To enter: complete the entry form and submit it with one translation of the story ‘Layl Qouti’ by Mansoura Ez Eldin to the following address:
Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize Harvill Secker The Random House Group Limited 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA England
Note: entrants submitting a joint translation must complete and include separate forms in the same envelope.
1. T&Cs – By entering this competition you agree to accept and be bound by these terms and conditions.
2. Entrants – This competition is open to anyone aged 18 to 34 years on 29th July 2011 except for employees of Harvill Secker (‘promoter’), Foyles, their families or any other company connected with the competition. The promoter will accept one entry per entrant subject to point 5(c) below. The entrant must not have previously translated (or currently be contracted to translate) more than one full-length work for print or online publication.
3. Dates – Entries must be submitted by Friday 29th July 2011 (‘closing date’). The winning entrant will be notified by telephone in September 2011.
4. Prize – A prize of £1000.00 (one thousand pounds sterling) (‘prize’) will be awarded to the winning entrant.
5. Entry Specifications – Entrants are advised to retain a copy of their translations as the promoter will be unable to return any submitted entry. Each entry must be:
(a) an English translation of the story entitled ‘Layl Qouti’ by Mansoura Ez Eldin (‘story’). (b) the entrant’s own original work, completed entirely without assistance from professional translators or academic staff. Joint entries involving one translation of the story by a maximum of two translators in accordance with these terms and conditions will be accepted. (c) submitted as a typeset hard copy with the following specifications: double-spaced, set in 12-point type, with numbered pages and no staples. (d) Entrants are advised not to include their name on the translation. This is to ensure anonymity.
6. Copyright – The copyright and publishing rights in the story are expressly and fully reserved by Mansoura Ez Eldin. Each entrant undertakes to obtain written permission from Mansoura Ez Eldin before selling, making available or otherwise publishing his/her translation of the story in any form throughout the world.
7. Unacceptable Entries – Entries which do not comply with point 5(c) above, are illegible, submitted electronically, or received after the closing date will not be accepted. The promoter is not responsible for delayed, undelivered or lost entries.
8. Events – Events may occur which render the awarding of the prize impossible due to reasons beyond the control of the promoter and the promoter may, at its absolute discretion, vary, amend, or suspend the prize with or without notice.
9. Judges – The competition will be judged by four judges looking for emerging talent and seeking to identify the most faithful translation of exceptional literary quality of the story. The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into in relation to their joint or individual decisions or this competition.
10. Winning Entrant – The winning entrant grants the promoter and Foyles all necessary and relevant rights and permissions in relation to the marketing, publicising and publication of the winning entry on www.youngtranslatorsprize.com. The winning entrant agrees to the promoter’s use of his/her name and photograph in relation to any publicity material relating to this competition and the winning entry.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: youngtranslatorsprize@randomhouse.co.uk
For submissions: Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize, Harvill Secker, The Random House Group Limited, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, England
تحت شعار: “عبّر عن نفسك بحرية” لموسم 2011، يُعلن منبر الحرية عن إطلاق الدورة الثالثة من مسابقته لأفضل مقال
موضوع المسابقة:
السوق الحرة والأخلاق… أية علاقة؟
انطلاقا من إيمان القائمين على “منبر الحرية” بأن حرية الرأي والتعبير جزء لا يتجزأ من منظومة
الحقوق الفردية التي يكافح من أجلها المدافعون على مبادئ الحرية في كل زمان ومكان، يعلن “منبر الحرية” عن إطلاق الدورة الثالثة من مسابقة “عبر عن نفسك بحرية” لعام 2011.
ونظرا لحرص منبر الحرية على مواكبة مختلف التطورات التي يعرفها العالم تحمل دورة هذا العام عنوان “السوق الحرة : هل تنمي الأخلاق أم تقوضها؟” وتطرح المسابقة إشكالا راهنا يصاحب النقاشات المثارة حول تأثير اقتصاد السوق والعولمة على القيم والعادات والمُعتقدات والمؤسسات.
شكل مفهوم «القيم الأخلاقية» على امتداد تاريخ الفكر الإنساني، موضوعا للتحري والتحليل. وتظل القيم بمختلف مستوياتها مؤطرا هاما للسلوك الإنساني سواء الفردي أو الجماعي. غير أنه وعلى غرار كل المفاهيم الإنسانية ستنشأ حول مفهوم القيم وعلاقاتها بالأنظمة السياسية والاقتصادية خلافات كبيرة بخصوص منشأها ودورها وتأثيرها. ومع انهيار المنظومات الاشتراكية والاستبدادية للأنظمة الشمولية نهاية القرن العشرين سيتضاعف الجدل حول القيم الإنسانية البديلة.غير أن حدة الجدل ستزداد قوة مع الأزمات التي تعرضت لها بعض بلدان العالم الحر، حيث ساهمت الأزمات التي حلّت مؤخراً على المؤسسات المالية الدولية في تحيين النقاش وضرورته.
العديد من الآراء الشائعة وجهت أصابع الاتهام إلى العولمة ونظام اقتصاد السوق التي تعتبره نظاما لاأخلاقيا، حيث يعتقد مجموعة من النقاد أن اقتصاد السوق لا يضع الأجندتين الاجتماعية والأخلاقية إلا في آخر أولوياته. ولكن باحثين آخرين بينوا أن النتائج الحقيقية كانت معاكسة تماما. و أن اقتصاديات السوق الحر قادرة على إدكاء روح التعاون و التضامن وقادرة على استيعاب أكبر نسبة من المهمشين و تحقيق العدالة الاجتماعية أكثر من الاقتصاديات التدخلية و الاشتراكية.
يقول (جاكديش بها كواتي) أستاذ الاقتصاد والقانون في جامعة كولومبيا، ومؤلف كتاب “في الدفاع عن العولمة”:يمكنني أن أؤكد من خلال تجربتي الشخصية أنه إذا حاولت اليوم أن تتحدث عن السوق الحرة داخل الحرم الجامعي فإنك ستغرق في كم هائل من الانتقادات الموجهة للعولمة. إن معارضة الجامعة والطلبة لانتشار الأسواق العالمية هي مستمدة إلى حد كبير من الإحساس بمعنى الإيثار، وتنطلق من انشغالهم بالقضايا الاجتماعية والأخلاقية. ببساطة هم يعتقدون أن العولمة تفتقد لوجه إنساني. إني أتبنى نظرة مخالفة، فالعولمة كما سأحاجج، لا تؤدي فقط إلى خلق ونشر الثروة بل إنها تولد أيضا نتائج أخلاقية وسلوكا أخلاقيا أفضل بين ممارسيها.
يمكن للمشاركين الإطلاع على مقاربات اقتصاديين وفلاسفة ورجال قانون حول موضوع المسابقة والاستئناس بها في مساهماتهم على الرابط التالي :
http://minbaralhurriyya.org/index.php/sogh
وتجدر الإشارة أن المسابقة مفتوحة أمام الشباب من الكتّاب والصحفيين والباحثين، و يهمنا وبصورة خاصة تفسير العلاقة بين التطورات الاقتصادية والأخلاقيات بمعناها الشامل،من خلال سؤال ما هي الأشكال التي تعمل بها السوق الحرة على تقوية أو تقويض الأخلاقيات؟ “.
شروط المسابقة :
لا نضع شروطاً على جنسية الكاتب، أو جنسه أو عرقه أو دينه، شريطة أن يكون الطرح علمياً وتحليلياً ينم عن وعي معرفي وتناول موضوعي بعيد عن التجريح و الشخصنة والنعرات العرقية و الطائفية. أن لا يتجاوز طول المقال الـ 1000 كلمة على أقصى تقدير. آخر موعد لإرسال المشاركات هو: 1 يونيو – حزيران 2011. تصبح المشاركات الفائزة ملكية فكرية لمنبر الحرية ولا يجوز لكتابها نشرها أو التصرف بها دون موافقة خطية من منبر الحرية. يجب أن لا تكون المادة المشاركة منشورة في أي كتاب أو صحيفة أو مجلة أو موقع إلكتروني، وأن لا تكون قد فازت من قبل بجائزة أو قُدمت لنيل درجة أو ترقية علمية أو أكاديمية. يُدرج الفائزون ضمن قائمة أصدقاء منبر الحرية ويسعى الموقع لترجمة المقالات الفائزة ونشرها بأهم الصحف والدوريات الأجنبية. كما سيرعى منبر الحرية الفائزين وينشر إسهاماتهم ومشاركاتهم بنافذته الإلكترونية. آلية التحكيم: تُقدّم المقالات المستوفية للشروط إلى لجنة تحكيم تتألف من 3 خبراء من الشخصيات العلمية والفكرية المرموقة، بعد حذف أسماء مؤلفيها، ويعدّ حكم اللجنة قطعيا ولا يقبل المراجعة أو الاعتراض. تعلن النتائج في الثلاثين من شهر (يونيو – حزيران) 2011.
جوائز المسابقة:
الجائزة الأولى : 750 يورو.
الجائزة الثانية: 500 يورو.
الجائزة الثالثة: 350 يورو.
فضلا عن سبعة جوائز بقيمة 100 يورو للفائزين من الرابع وحتى العاشر
كما يُمنح الفائزون شهادة تقديرية من منبر الحرية، فضلا عن تمتعهم بدعوة خاصة كضيوف شرف في المؤتمرات و الندوات و الفعاليات التي ينظمها منبر الحرية في أنشطته المقبلة.
Established US-based Arab American newspaper is seeking talented Middle Eastern journalists with web knowledge who are fluent in English to monitor and aggregate a list of US (English-language) and Pan Arab (Arabic and English) media and rewrite a daily summary in Arabic.
You must have an EXCELLENT understanding of the English language and possess EXCELLENT Arabic grammar skills. You must be able to translate and summarize English-language articles and rewrite them in a journalistic style and then upload your work on the newspaper’s website. 4 years minimum previous journalistic experience with proven track record is a MUST.
This is a home-based job that can be done in the afternoon-evening (Baghdad time). Please send resume and references.
Call for proposals: Artists respond to the Middle Eastern Revolutions
Calling: Directors, Poets, Writers, dancers, actors, visual and performance artists, musicians etc. "The Revolution Will Be Live-Streamed" An event bringing together short artistic responses to the Middle East Revolutions. Artists are specifically asked to think about the role of the media and the internet. The event will be held on May 25 at Alwan center for the Arts in New York.
We are looking for both local and international submissions.
International submissions: Can be a taped live performance, a video project, visual art, or a short script or poem.
New York submissions: Must be a live performance to be presented on May 25, and artists based in New York must be available for two workshop sessions in the 2 weeks prior to the event. * Performances should be between 5-8 minutes.
For more information on Hybrid Theatre Works please visit: www.hybridtheatreworks.org
Questions? Email: hybridtheatreworks@gmail.com
The event will be held here: http://alwanforthearts.org/our-space
Submission deadline for New York Artists: April 8
Submission deadline for International Artists: May 1
* Please note that tech for these performances should be minimal.
* We are looking for a concept for a NEW work to be created over 3 weeks in May.
We are a New York based ethnic newspaper looking for skilled English language writers and journalists to monitor news and aggregate content from various media sources in the USA and the Middle East.
Content will be rewritten in a suitable way and uploaded on our website on a daily basis.
Candidates must have an excellent understanding of English language, a good follow up on world politics and issues, and must be able to transcribe audio interviews and rework the material into an article, (according to the brief).
Previous journalistic experience is mandatory (min 5 years), professional reliability (respect of deadlines) and technical reliability ( internet connection, knowledge of joomla website functionalities) are also a must.
We are pleased to announce the approachment of the 7th Annual Poetry Contest, sponsored by the IWA.
Announcing Islamic Writers Alliance 7th Annual Islamic Poetry Contest - April 1-30, 2011. Submissions may begin on April 1, 2011 and will continue to 11:59 on April 30, 2011 EST. The theme for this year is open and contest guidelines can be viewed here.
All poetry for Islamic Writers Alliance Annual Poetry contests must conform to the general guidelines. Poems that do not adhere to these standards will be automatically disqualified from the competition.
Poetry Submission Guidelines
All poetry for Islamic Writers Alliance Annual Poetry contests must conform to the following general guidelines. Poems that do not adhere to these standards will be automatically disqualified from the competition.
· Poetry must be Islamic in theme in nature · Poetry must be from at least 2 but no more than 100 lines · Poetry may be of any ‘type’ of poetry including but not limited to ballad, couplet, iambic pentameter, quatrain, cinquain, sonnet, haiku, epic, free verse, and even light verse, limerick and spoken word · Poetry contest has 3 categories of submission o IWA Members – o Adults – authors 18 and over who are not members of IWA o Youth – authors under the age of 18 who are not members of IWA · Maximum of 1 submission per individual · Entries that have won previously cannot be resubmitted · Poems will only be accepted as plain text (ASCII) format in the body of email, as an attachment in Microsoft Word or as an PDF. · Poems must be submitted via email · Poems must be submitted to poetrycontest@islamicwritersalliance.net · Poems must include authors name, category, email address, mailing address and phone number and title of poem · Poems that are submitted by youth under the age of 18 must also include a statement from a parent or legal guardian authorizing the IWA’s public use of poem on the website · Teachers may submit ‘class’ poetry only as individual submissions from one school with parental permission · Poems are the legal property of the author · IWA retains the right to disqualify and reject submissions deemed inappropriate
THE Ajman Culture and Media Department (ACMD) has announced the opening of the Shahenda Award contest.
The door is open for writers, thinkers, artists and intellectuals to apply for the award, which is granted once every year to honour the cultural and humanitarian achievements of members of the UAE nationals, GCC, or Arabs. Candidates of the award must have contributed in providing an outstanding service to the community of the UAE and the Arab world in general in the areas of literature, arts, literary criticism and related studies.
To apply for the Shahenda Award for Novelist Creativity, the candidates must have issued two literary works such as story, novel, poetry, theater, or literary criticism and studies related to the narrative arts. Also works translated into foreign language will be taken into account. Candidates should submit two copies of each work or any critical writings on literature, a CV, a photograph, and the application form that is available on the ACMD website (http://ajman.5thring.co.uk/en/) or in the department’ new headquarters.
(Note: We will post detailed guidelines when available.)
Aramica is looking for freelance writers able to write article, cover events and do investigative reporting about the Arab American community in any of the following locations:
- Bay ridge - Atlantic ave - Astoria - White plains - Yonkers - Jersey city - Paterson
We are looking for good writers who have some understanding of the Arabic / Middle Eastern culture and its derived sub cultures and who are able to report with professionalism and integrity on the occurrences within our community.
We run a small scale operation, on a tight budget, but we are able to pay between $50- to $150 per assignment. Our newspaper has been in business since 2002 and is considered the main Arab American newspaper in the tri state area.
To view Aramica newspaper online: www.aramica.com
Arabic language knowledge is not necessary. Middle Eastern studies and Journalism students welcome.
Biography company seeks professional writer fluent in Arabic and English. Ideally, you are an accomplished journalist, editor or writer that can assist with specialized projects serving clients speaking Arabic who want to record their life story.
Freelance writers, reporters and photographers needed for bilingual Arab American newspaper distributed in New York and New Jersey. Work includes writing and reporting investigative stories, covering community events etc. Must be familiar with the Arab world, ideally with the Arab American community in the Tri-State area. Journalism / Middle Eastern studies students welcome to apply. Please email resumes and cover letter, including any clippings.
