LATEST RELEASE – The Man of Middling Height by Syracuse University Press

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  • Leila e l’agnello is out in Italian! Hurray!

    It has been almost a month since my publisher told me that the book is ready. Originally published in Arabic as Laila wal Hamal (ليلى والحمل) in 2017 by the Egyptian publisher Kotob Khan, and in English as LAILA in 2020 by Signal8Press (Now in a new print by Rebel Satori), it has finally been…

  • Article: “A Journey of Eternal Youth” by Ali Mohamed Kashwani

    About two weeks ago, Ali reached out to me on Instagram. He had just started reading Janna Ala Al Ard (Heaven on Earth) and was already halfway through the book, brimming with excitement. What made it even more special was that he immediately ordered the sequel and the final book in the trilogy—and went on…

  • مختارات من القصة العربية القصيرة

    صدر عن دار خان الجنوب في برلين والمركز ريفيو كتاب مختارات من القصّة العربية. يشرّفني المشاركة بقصّة “اختياراتي مدمّرة حياتي” في هذا العمل مع نخبة من الكتّاب العرب، معظمهم من مصر.

  • LitHub: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

    In honor of University Press Week (2 weeks ago), Lithub published a list of 17 Great books in translation from University Presses. I am super happy to see The Man of Middling Height listed here among other great books in translation! Some of the other books mentioned include: “WE COMPUTERS” A Ghazal Novel by Hamid…

  • November 2025: When University Presses, Reviews, and Festivals Align

    The past three weeks were joyful and eventful, filled with attending conferences in Nantes and Toronto, visiting Tucson, and connecting with friends and literary communities. Highlights include praise for “The Man of Middling Height,” engaging sessions, and deep gratitude for support received during this rewarding journey across cities and cultures.

  • Amazing review for The Man of Middling Height published on Strange Horizons

    A new comprehensive review for The Man of Middling Height got published yesterday on Strange Horizons by Kyle R. Garton, a professor of American literature who studies, teaches, and writes literature about religion, multiculturalism, and economics, among other topics. Overall, this novel richly exploits science fiction’s great capacity to imagine the otherwise and denaturalize what…

  • ليس في النّص ما يكفي من جسد – إثنوغرافيا ذاتيّة جمعيّة للنساء

    حين تواصلت معي مريم الدّجاني، وعرضت شاكرة، أن تُرسل لي نسخة من الكتاب، لم أعرف ماذا أتوقّع منه. ربّما لأنّ العنوان الطويل، رغم بلاغته، لم يوحِ لي بجودة محتواه. كذلك الغلاف، رغم اللوحة التعبيرية التي زيّنته، يسبح في فضاء من اللون الأبيض يُخفي خلفه طيف مُلوّن من القصص والشهادات والمشاعر المختلفة. كما أنّني أعترف، بتقصير…

  • الفصل الأول من رواية فرح على الأرض

    تقر السردية الدينيّة بأنّ إكرام الميت دفنه. تعود روحه إلى خالقها لتُحاسب على ما اقترفته من أفعال، فيُجازى بحياة في نعيم أبدي أو يُعاقب بعذاب لا ينتهي. عهدناها مسلّمة، توارثناها عبر الأجيال. عرفتُ يوم مات أبي أنّه ذاهب من دون رجعة. وحين رحلت أمي، سلّمتُ بغيابها وتجرّعتُ مرارة فقدانها من دون اعتراض على حكمة الخالق.…

  • Confluences 2025: Interviewing Aiki Mira about German SFF

    I got the chance to be a host yesterday and interview Aiki Mira as part of Confluences 2025 (an international online festival celebrating science fiction and fantasy curated my French publisher Edition Hikaya). Aiki is a German Queer Future Fiction Writer from Hamburg. Their novels and short stories have won multiple awards, including the Kurd…

  • I am going to Les Utopiales AND Toronto’s Festival of Authors this year!

    TIFA invite possibility I have been working on this since the beginning of the year. First, in January, I knew that The Man of Middling Height will be published by Syracuse University Press in August. I wanted to do a proper launch for it and was hoping that my friend Hani Yakan, who is an…