Rahman (comparative literature, U. of Montreal) takes a close look at Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and the Algerian writer Assia Djebar and considers their work in the cultural context of the Arab
This collection, compiled by Nassar (modern Arabic culture and literature, Yale U.) and Rahman (comparative literature, U. of Montreal, Canada), contains 12 essays that examine the work, from earlier
While Middle Eastern culture does not tend to be associated with laughter and levity in the global imagination, humor—often satirical—has long been a staple of mainstream Arabic film. In Humor in Midd
