In the Media

“May He Sweat Copiously”: An Excerpt from The Doctors’ Dinner Party

Read an excerpt from The Doctors’ Dinner Party by Ibn Buṭlān, translated by Philip F. Kennedy and Jeremy Farrell, in Lapham’s Quarterly.

LAL Tenth Anniversary Celebration

Celebrating the Library of Arabic Literature’s Tenth Anniversary, scholars, writers, translators, and media figures united at a workshop at NYU Abu Dhabi in September 2023, featuring six dynamic panel discussions on the art of translation, LAL’s role in public humanities, women in the field of translation, and more. Honoring LAL’s achievements, reflecting on challenges, and looking ahead to the future, the two-day event culminated in a captivating Arabic and English poetry reading open to the public.