On the Use of English in Arab(ic) Music

Ahdaf Soueif once said that “the use of English by Arab authors is expanding at a faster rate than the use of French." I haven't seen any empirical evidence for this, but it seems likely -- or if not exactly faster than French, than at least at an equal rate. Watching 47soul’s recent release “Raf Etair” …

Global English

  Here is Global English, by James Clar, where the words global English are spelt out phonetically in the letters of various languages. Here's what he says about the Arabic block, according to this post: This piece is a reaction to countries such as the UAE where younger generations are exposed more to English language …

Arab Women Writers (in English)

An old, updated list of works of fiction (and some non-fiction) in English by Arab (sometimes identified by others, sometimes self-identified) women writers. Useful books: Abdelrazek, Amal Talaat. Contemporary Arab American Women Writers: Hyphenated Identities and Border Crossings. Cambria Press. Print. Amireh, Amal, och Lisa Suhair Majaj. Going global: the transnational reception of Third World …