British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed from prison www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

From 'Narrative Threads: Palestinian Embroidery in Contemporary Art': Sliman Mansour painted women in embroidered dresses as symbols of homeland — each stitch preserving memory and defiance. His work is featured in Joanna Barakat’s book, Narrative Threads. Follow the link in our bio to learn more.

Saqi is at the Multicultural Book Fair 🎉 Join us tomorrow (Sat 6 Sept 2025) at Conway Hall, London (10am–4.30pm). Over 50 publishers & booksellers, plus talks & readings all day. Come say hi - we’ll have a curated selection of bold, diverse & vital books!

We are proud to announce 'Love is Resistance': 77 posters by artists, writers & musicians worldwide, standing in solidarity with Palestine. Hang them. Carry them. Remember. All proceeds go to @ajyalfoundation, supporting children in Gaza and displaced communities. Follow link in bio for more.

We are thrilled to share the release of 'I’ll Tell You When I’m Home', a lyrical and moving memoir by Hala Alyan. Tender, searching and deeply resonant, this book speaks to the ties that bind us to one another, and to the places we carry with us. Out today via Saqi – follow the link in bio.

On 12 Sept, 6:30pm, join editor Elias Jahshan at Bookmarks Bookshop (London) for an in-conversation event celebrating This Queer Arab Family. The anthology brings together 10 LGBTQ+ Arab voices, re-imagining family, kinship and queer joy. Free tickets — booking required (via Saqi website in Bio)

It’s the final weekend of the Saqi Summer Sale! Take 30% off a curated collection of groundbreaking fiction from the Saqi Bookshelf with code BOOKSHELF30. Sale ends 31 August at 23:59 BST. saqibooks.com/subject/saqi...

Out today: Narrative Threads by Joanna Barakat – a landmark book on Palestinian embroidery reimagined in contemporary art. 24 artists. 200+ works. Essays by leading scholars. A story of memory, resilience & resistance told in stitches. Available now from Saqi. saqibooks.com/books/saqi/n...

We mourn the passing of Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim (1937–2025), whose fearless, unflinching works shaped generations of Arab literature. His voice endures. We strongly recommend this piece via ArabLit, translated by Emily Drumsta.

London friends: This Queer Arab Family is coming your way! Editor Elias Jahshan will be doing a series of events across the city in September, leading up to launch night at Gay’s the Word on 18 Sept. Full details for each event at our website. Come through and celebrate with us!

Book of the Day: 'Discretion' by Faïza Guène Guène traces the quiet strength of Yamina Taleb – approaching her 70th birthday – navigating family, exile, memory and belonging between Algeria and Paris. A tribute to a fierce, unspoken love that binds generations. #Womenintranslation

“They said, ‘You are only a woman.’ But I refused to believe them.” This #WomenInTranslationMonth we’re celebrating Nawal El Saadawi, a founder of Arab feminist literature. Limited stock – once they’re gone, they’re gone. 30% off this August with code BOOKSHELF30 on saqibooks.co.uk

'Joanna reminds us that cultural preservation is not a luxury—it’s a necessity. Her book is a tribute to the artists who continue to create in displacement and under siege.' Joanna Barakat on the Tatreez Talk podcast! www.buzzsprout.com/2289638/epis...

THE GAZA GENOCIDE IN WORLD-HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Podcast of my conversation today on This is Hell! @thisishellradio soundcloud.com/this-is-hell...

Thank you @wwborders.bsky.social for highlighting two beautiful Saqi titles this Women in Translation Month. Don't forget - both of these are available for 30% this month on the Saqi website! wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

GAZA EXPOSES THE BANKRUPTCY OF WESTERN LIBERALISM Interview @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/08/gaza...

Ahmed Moor's latest in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My review of @gilbert-achcar.bsky.social The Gaza Catastrophe is now live. A rigorous, dialectical intervention that situates the Gaza genocide within the longue durée of settler-colonialism, imperial complicity, and the collapse of Atlanticist liberalism. #Gaza #SettlerColonialism #BookSky

Over 400 writers, publishers and booksellers — including figures across the literary world — have signed an open letter warning that a proposed ban on protest group Palestine Action represents a serious threat to free expression and civil liberties. @theguardian.com

From our friends at Untold Narratives - two great opportunities to support and contribute to their important work.

Our Summer Sale is HERE! Step into stories that span continents, cultures, and voices. Enjoy 30% off a curated collection of boundary-pushing fiction from the Saqi Bookshelf this August. Shop via saqibooks.com/subject/saqi... #SummerSale #BookSale #SaqiBooks

In this exclusive online essay, Dalia Al-Dujaili writes about the inspiration and research behind her debut, BABLYON, ALBION (@saqibooks.bsky.social), a nature-memoir exploring identity through the land-based mythologies of Britain and Iraq and family memories of migration. Read:

Israeli Rights Groups Break Silence: Genocide in Gaza Acknowledged by B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights. Interview with Radio Islam South Africa on 30 August. soundcloud.com/radioislam/i...

Thrilled to share that The Queer Arab Glossary, edited by Marwan Kaabour, has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards in the LGBTQ+ Anthology category! A bold and necessary celebration of queer Arab expression, proudly published by Saqi. 🔗 lambdaliterary.org/2025/07/anno...

Starvation in Gaza: 'Western public opinion is starting to find this absolutely intolerable' I was interviewed yesterday evening on @en.france24.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZlz... (See my article: "The Mirage of a Palestinian State" posted yesterday)

Book of the Day: Syria Speaks When voices are silenced, art speaks louder. This powerful anthology of Syrian writing and art defies tyranny and reclaims humanity. Courage. Creativity. Resistance. #SyriaSpeaks #ArtAsResistance #VoicesFromSyria

We’re very excited to share that ‘Across The Green Sea: Histories from the Western Indian Ocean, 1440–1640’ by Sanjay Subrahmanyam has been longlisted for the 2025 #CundillHistoryPrize!

Book of the Day: Black Britain by Paul Gilroy From Windrush to Notting Hill, Gilroy weaves a vital visual history of Black life in the UK – the icons, the everyday, the overlooked. A powerful chronicle of presence, resistance and belonging. #BlackBritishHistory #PostcolonialBritain #PaulGilroy

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Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Palestine Book Awards! www.palestinebookawards.com/news/item/an...

Book Club 📚 In 'The Gaza Catastrophe', Israel’s genocide is shown to be rooted in history, fuelled by global backing for its military power and colonial project 👇

Book of the Day: Keep Your Eye On The Wall Art from the edge of occupation. This striking collection of photos, essays & visual works is a leporello of protest, presence and defiance. Where walls rise, so does resistance. More: shorturl.at/eTiKy #PalestinianArt #VisualResistance

'For each murdered son, brother, daughter or mother who volunteered to approach this mechanism of carnage in the hope of returning alive with supplies for those waiting hungry and dependent ... there are many more who return injured.' Selma Dabbagh for the @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...

A great conversation: hear Dalia Al-Dujaili in conversation with the How to Make Climate Change Sexy Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4jdU...

A great interview with Gilbert Achcar on Labour Hub on Gaza, Atlanticism and his broader work, proudly published by Saqi.

For the @lrb.co.uk, Adam Shatz offers a sober, deeply informed take on Gaza and its global reverberations in 'The World Since 7 October'. He draws on Gilbert Achcar’s The Arabs and the Holocaust and The Gaza Catastrophe – both published by Saqi. #AdamShatz #GilbertAchcar #Gaza #MiddleEast #LRB

Want to read more from PEN Pinter Prize winner Leila Aboulela? Head to www.saqibooks.com to browse now!

Wonderful news! Leila Aboulela, Saqi author and a truly powerful literary voice, has been awarded the 2025 PEN Pinter Prize. She’ll receive the honour on 10 Oct at the British Library. We’re so proud! Learn more here: www.englishpen.org/posts/news/l... #LeilaAboulela #PENPinterPrize #SaqiBooks

New praise for This Queer Arab Family from some of our favourites: Dan Glass calls it ‘a breathtakingly beautiful book … a vital act of defiance.’ Sahar Mustafah says it's ‘a gift at a time when we desperately need hope.’ Queer Arab stories, loud and loved. Out 18 September. #ThisQueerArabFamily

Saqi is proud to be supporting the launch of Extraordinary Books, a UK-based, not-for-profit trade publishing house, is officially launching today with 'a different vision of publishing.'

GENOCIDE IN PERSPECTIVE A review of Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective by David Finkel @atc_mag againstthecurrent.org/atc237/genoc... Excerpt: It must be said that this book is essential reading, but not pleasant for anyone. [cont'd]

From our friends - acclaimed Palestinian oud player Nizar Rohana, known for his virtuosity and fresh, contemporary compositions, tonight - June 30 - at Grand Junction. grandjunction.org.uk/events/nizar...

“Buy More U.S. Weapons”: “Daddy” Trump Pushes Military-Industrial Complex on NATO Countries democracynow.org/2025/6/26/pr...

The cover of This Queer Arab Family has landed! We revealed our amazing contributors yesterday – and now we’re showing off the stunning face of the book itself. We’d love your shares and support. #ThisQueerArabFamily #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #QueerArabVoices

Announcing the incredible contributors to This Queer Arab Family! This book brings together a community of brilliant queer Arab voices, selected from an open call that moved and inspired us. Do come back tomorrow for the cover reveal. #QueerArabFamily #LGBTQBooks #ArabDiaspora #QueerLit

My current reads; enjoying both at the moment 🧡 Coincidentally arboreal covers 🌴 @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @saqibooks.bsky.social #bookSky #currentlyReading

Could not be prouder that our book DAYBREAK IN GAZA has been longlisted for the Palestine Book Awards @saqibooks.bsky.social www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250620-pba...

Editorial Manager at @saqibooks.bsky.social Location: London. Salary: £33,500, plus bonus and benefits. Closing date: 13 July 2025. For more details visit bit.ly/2Zt85SE

“To The World That Shames Me: I’m A Proud Immigrant Daughter – And I’m Taking The Narrative Back” Dalia Al-Dujaili op-ed for @dualipa.bsky.social's Service95 💙💙 Read more: www.service95.com/immigrant-da...

🎤 Join us! On Sunday 29 June, we’re heading to the Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre for a special event with: Dalia Al-Dujaili, author of Babylon, Albion 📖✨ Zaineb Abelque 📸 Tayshan Hayden-Smith ⚽🌱 with journalist Ismail Einashe leading the discussion. www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/bab...