Jumānah Sallūm Ḥaddād

This is not a manifesto against men in general. Nor is it a manifesto against Arab men in particular. It is, however, a howl in the face of a particular species of men: the macho species, Supermen, as they like to envision themselves. But Superman is a lie. In this explosive sequel to I Killed Scheherazade, Joumana Haddad examines the patriarchal system that continues to dominate in the Arab world and beyond. From monotheist religions and the concept of marriage to institutionalised machismo and widespread double standards, Haddad reflects upon the vital need for a new masculinity in these times of revolution and change in the Middle East.

On God, Marriage, Macho Men and Other Disastrous Inventions

Superman is an Arab

Dette er ikke et manifest mod mænd i almindelighed. Det er heller ikke et manifest mod arabiske mænd i særdeleshed. Det er om macho arter, Supermen, som de ønsker at forestille sig. Men Superman er en løgn. Forfatteren diskuterer emnet med henblik på, at der er et afgørende behov for en ny maskulinitet i disse tider med revolution og forandring i Mellemøsten

عن الله والزواج والرجال الذكوريين وكوارث اخرى

سوبرمان عربي

Fiery and candid; a provocative and courageous exploration of what it means to be an Arab woman today.

Confessions of Angry Arab Woman

I Killed Scheherazade

Joumana Haddad, an unrivaled poetry star in Arabic (and many other languages) famous for her deeply passionate poetic visions, has finally given the English-speaking world entry into her luscious work. In these gorgeous translations, her voice remains sumptuous and alluring, carefully drawing the reader in before unveiling soulful insight and wisdom. This is Lebanese-born Joumana Haddad's fifth collection of poetry to be published. She is highly regarded as a poet not only throughout the Arab-speaking world, but also in Europe and Latin America. She has a strong presence on the Internet and has her own Internet fan club. She is currently a literary journalist for the daily Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar,

Selected Poems

Invitation to a Secret Feast

'Madinah' - the Arabic word for 'city' - may conjure labyrinthine streets and the hustle and bustle of the souq in Westerners' minds, but for the inhabitants of the Middle East it is a much more mercurial thing, and one that's changing today faster than ever.Here - in ten urban stories set across the region - the city reveals itself through a vibrant array of characters: from the celebrated author collecting an award in the city that exiled him decades before, to the forlorn lover waiting at a rendezvous as government officials raid nearby shops, confiscating 'wanton' Valentine's Day roses.Whilst engineers race to complete another 'world's tallest building' in Dubai, and American helicopters patrol the Martyrs Bridge in Baghdad, we realise it is the people, and not the landmarks, that define these places; like the language student in Beirut who tries to make a joke of being 'war-broken' to her friends, or the Israeli General who invites guests to his office to watch promo videos for the tank that will 'win the next war' whilst eating biscuits and reciting poetry.For all we think we know of the conflict and exoticism of the region, nothing opens more doors to what we don't than its writing. Here, ten short stories by new and established writers have been selected and translated in English for the first time, to open just such a door...

City Stories from the Middle East

Madinah

Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman

La 4e de couv. indique : Le Livre des Reines est une saga familiale qui s'étend sur quatre générations de femmes prises dans le tourbillon tragique des guerres intestines au Moyen-Orient - au coeur de territoires de souffrance, du génocide arménien au conflit israélo-palestinien, en passant par les luttes entre chrétiens et musulmans au Liban et en Syrie. Reines d'un jeu de cartes mal distribuées par le destin, Qayah, Qana, Qadar et Qamar constituent les branches d'un même arbre généalogique ancré dans la terre de leurs origines malgré la force des vents contraires qui tentent à plusieurs reprises de les emporter. Une lignée de femmes rousses unies par les liens du sang - qui coule dans leurs veines et que la violence a répandu à travers les âges - et par une puissance et une résilience inébranlables. Avec la parfaite maîtrise d'une écriture finement ciselée, Joumana Haddad parvient à construire un roman d'une extraordinaire intensité, sans jamais sombrer dans le pathos ou la grandiloquence.

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