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It would not stop meowing. Naseem pressed his right arm against his chest and pulled his coat tighter. Somewhere behind him, a child began to cry. “Sir,” the security officer said, “I need you to remove your hand from your jacket.” “It is my hand.” “I understand. I still need to see it.” Naseem looked…
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contact: anouarrahmaninovelist@gmail.com Anouar Rahmani was Shortlisted for the index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards, London 2021; honored by the German Bundestag’s protection (Parliamentarians for Parliamentarians), Berlin 2021, recognized as exiled writer by Pen America, supported by Pen International, Pen America, Pen Canada, Pen France, Frontline defenders, Human rights Watch since 2016. Named the pen…
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End of the Third World is a sprawling, multi-layered novel that examines the foundations of patriarchal systems and questions the global order through the lens of a worldwide epidemic known as the Patriarchy Virus. The virus is said to attack women’s wombs, triggering panic across the globe and pushing governments toward permanent lockdowns, persecution, and…
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Chapter One of my first novel, published in 2016 and subsequently banned in Algeria. This text revisits the story of Mother Mary through a radical shift: imagining her as an Algerian woman, devoid of sanctity. The question is no longer divine election, but survival under patriarchy. written and translated from Arabic to English by Anouar…
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