Ahmed al-Shara: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria.

McSweeney’s Books: An Interview with Author Ahmed Naji and Translator Katharine Halls Katharine Halls won the 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for her work as translator of Ahmed Naji’s Rotten Evidence, published in 2023 by McSweeney’s (and currently available for 20 percent off in our store). Publishers Weekly called the book “a moving testament to the power of free expression,” and the Banipal jud…

Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s New Interim President, Travels to Saudi Arabia Ahmed al-Shara’s trip to Riyadh, where he spent his childhood, offers clues about his vision for a post-Assad Syria.

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