In which I marvel at a 14th-century alchemist's skilful use of metaphor, on my project blog @dehypotheses.bsky.social: arabicrecipes.hypotheses.org/351

Ever been overwhelmed by remembering how to do your laundry, make inks, *and* keep mice out of the house? I‘ve got you covered with some fun rhyming recipes! recipes.hypotheses.org/26676

One more push: please help spread the word about my crowdfunding effort to support Arabic-language access to ancient Gazan literature & financial support for a Gazan translator!

… it's time for another Kickstarter. I'm still hammering out some details, but plan to launch in November. If you have an interest in this area, I'd love it if you signed up to be notified and/or shared the link with someone who would be. Read on for more info… www.kickstarter.com/projects/maj...

For every preorder (or library request) a donation will be made to mutual aid initiatives in Sudan & Gaza; more info here: ABSOLUTELY REQUEST YOUR LIBRAR(Y/IES) ORDER NOW. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

La #LDH saisit la justice contre la décision très grave du ministère des affaires étrangères de suspendre toute opération d'évacuation de #Gaza en plein #génocide, même déjà organisée, alors que la CNDA a confirmé que le statut de réfugié peut être demandé par les Gazaouis.

This refugee student is in the final months of his dissertation after a long journey out of war. Helping him helps assure the future of Syria. There's a lot of darkness in the world right now, but this is how we bring the light. No amount is too small (or too large lol)! 🙏 💖 givebutter.com/fgQG3V

🚨IF YOU HAVE READ & ENJOYED Husam Maarouf's work on ArabLit (or elsewhere), please support this campaign. chuffed.org/project/1492... 🧵 of Husam's work follows.

⭐️ Drop Site News, with Unmute Humanity, has launched the Gaza Journalist Fund to help 29 vetted reporters evacuate Gaza City and survive displacement in the south. Please give: gazafund.dropsitenews.com

Just 3 donations of $75 and this Syrian student will be able to submit his (already written!) open-access article: a requirement for graduation in his program. Who’s got $75 out there today? It might be you! Let’s get him that publication!

I just donated to Ahmed‘s fundraiser—he’s a young photojournalist and needs our help to continue his vital work! gofund.me/e18eb94c

If you haven’t already, please take the time to vote before the fifteenth. This award is open to everyone. I’m a finalist for two categories: Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction for best anthology. And the Ember Award: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/

hey can we try something? lifeline4gaza.com is incredible. since some aid seems to be coming in, prices have dropped. this is a great time for ppl to try to get food. can everyone donate $10 to 1 family, and then post a message like this to your acct? we could do some good if many ppl participate ❤️

Amazing to see a band actually use the stage they’re given… 🇵🇸 @fontainesdc.bsky.social

🚨 We're under 200 USD on Ppal 🚨 We're in the very risky + stressful zone again 😔 In the last 24h, we used 101.8 USD to top up 8 active eSIM plans (Simly, Nomad & Sparks) We'll run out of funds soon without donations coming in Help us to connect Gaza in August too 🙏 #ConnectingGaza

🏺🩸Did you know that as the genocide in Gaza & West Bank escalates, a UCLA Prof is excavating w 2 students in 🇮🇱? Meet Bill Schniedewind, who, for the past 10 days has been posting on his fb about how much fun they are having at Tel Shaddud. Worry not though: He hopes for peace 🫠 🧵1/ telshaddud.com

Just chipped in, please join me if you can!

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Sarah. Sarah is only 15 years old and is trying to help her entire family including her parents Mohammad and Layla, her grandmother, Basma and her siblings, Samir, 19, Ahmed, 13, Abdullah, 9 and Hamza, 3. They are all living together in a tent

Today (25 April), I’m joining the Writing Technologies team for an informal workshop to chat about the properties of stones in a medieval Arabic handbook of recipes for remedies and wonders by the 13th alchemist al-ʿIrāqī, and my tentative steps into thinking about stones and generation 💎

Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters - my latest @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/03/31/g...

‘We risk what has been called a ‘post-empirical physics’. In short, a Universe lost to the world’ Why the hunt for reality is an impossible burden for physics @adesut.bsky.social

Ways you can support ArabLit authors, translators, & artists.

🚨I am thrilled to announce that we have launched the Society for the Study of the Past! This new subject organisation is for all those who have been let down by existing associations. More info - incl. our manifesto - here: everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/i...

Cheering myself up by finally springing for the (used!) full set of S.D. Goitein’s A Mediterranean Society. First published in 1969-1983, it’s still an incredible resource for anyone working on the medieval Arab world.

Every article, video, podcast, and graphic we create comes at a cost. We’re up against a powerful media machine backed by those complicit in war crimes, and your support makes it possible to keep our work going. Donate now to make an impact. https://mondoweiss.net/donate?source=social-bluesky

If you celebrate Christmas, consider sharing the holiday spirit and donate to help Iman feed her five daughters! 🎁🙏

Muhammad’s lung condition is treatable but it is way better to wait for surgery until he is over one. But in order to wait he needs a vaporizer which means Maha needs a solar panel. She received some very generous donations this week but she is still not quite there (about $1000 more I think).

Through December 5 at publishersforpalestine.org

🎁This year, we have put together a Holiday Giving list. It includes mutual-aid suggestions and gifts you can buy where 100% of profits go to Palestine, Sudan, Lebanon: books, art, pottery, more. Thanks to everyone who helped w/the list. arablit.org/2024/11/28/h...

Join us to listen to poems from Palestine, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Tunisia, and to consider the work of translation, publishing, and community at this time of profound global grief and steadfast solidarity. Register here: tracepress.org/en-us/produc...

Please help Mohammed if you can—his baby niece Samar suffers from meningitis in the midst of war: gofund.me/6ced01d2

Support this beautiful project from Coffees for Gaza and Slingshot Books; 100 percent of profits go to chef/caterer Mona Zahed, her family, and her community in Gaza. 🌟Preorders are now open. Books will ship March 2025. Find them at coffeesforgaza.com.

I’ve written about 69 Palestinian films directed by women in my newsletter over the last year. This list collects them all with links where you can watch most of them. 🔗 boxd.it/xlziu/detail

If you read this free collection and want to contribute to our writers, several of them have GoFundMes. The poet & mentor Heba al-Agha: www.gofundme.com/f/support-wr... Poet Basman Eldirawi & his brother, the playwright Bassem Eldirawi: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ga... (continues in thread)

A preview of the next issue:

Nasser Rabah (one of the winners of our Flash Fiction prize + the author of the beautiful poem "Amjad" + a funny sweet person), has a book forthcoming from City Lights. You can pre-order the book directly from the publisher at a 30% discount: citylights.com/general-poet...

So so excited to finally officially get started with my PhD @MPIWG’s IMPRS ‘Knowledge and Its Resources’! My project conceptualises premodern Arabic recipe collections as resources of knowledge & I’ll also be affiliated @bgsmcs. Can’t believe I have an office and everything!