Tahera Qutbuddin: Translating a sword the color of salt

Tahera Qutbuddin, Associate Professor of Arabic Literature in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, has written widely about ‘Ali b. Abi Talib, who Qutbuddin says has had a “seminal influence on Arabic literature,” from the risalah and maqamat traditions to today. Qutbuddin, who grew up on the words … Continue reading Tahera Qutbuddin: Translating a sword the color of salt