Arabic writing in Africa

The Arabic-speaking countries of Africa, apart from having the Arabic language and Islam in common, were all at one time occupied by European colonial powers. Both countries, which continued to produce Arabic literature, mainly in the form of poetry, during the French occupation, have now an ever-gr...

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Published in:Research in African literatures 1997-10, Vol.28 (3), p.1-223
Main Author: ABU-HAIDAR, Farida
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Africa
African literature
Arabic language
Arabic literature
Authors
Contemporary literature
Cultural eras. Literary movements and doctrines
Gender relations
History and sciences of litterature
History of literature
Literary genres
Literary works
Literature
Local culture
Mahfouz, Naguib (1911-2006)
Marginalized people
Morocco
Nigeria
Novels
Patriarchy
Poetry
Senegal
Sex
Sudan
Tunisia
Women
Writers
Writing
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Summary:The Arabic-speaking countries of Africa, apart from having the Arabic language and Islam in common, were all at one time occupied by European colonial powers. Both countries, which continued to produce Arabic literature, mainly in the form of poetry, during the French occupation, have now an ever-growing literary output in the form of novels, short stories, and dramatic works. Arabic writing has been attested in non-Arab African countries on a minor scale, in places where there are some Arabic-speaking minorities, and where Muslims set a great deal of store by perfecting the Arabic language. In specialist journals dealing almost exclusively with Arabic language or literature, diacritics are used.
ISSN:0034-5210
1527-2044