Muhammad al-Maghut Archives - Edinburgh University Press Blog

The Writer as Memory Activist

Antonia Wimbush explores how cultural works preserve the overlooked memories of Caribbean migration to France through the BUMIDOM program and challenge France’s national narrative.

July 2, 2025
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Q&A with Daniel Behar, author of Syrian Poets and Vernacular Modernity

Daniel Behar reflects on his discovery of Syrian poetry, in a journey which carried him through the writing of poets such as Adonis, Muhammad al-Maghut and Nizar Qabbani.

Edinburgh University Press
June 20, 2025

The Writer as Memory Activist

Q&A with Daniel Behar, author of Syrian Poets and Vernacular Modernity

The Writer as Memory Activist

Translating Bréhier: How did The Theory of Incorporeals in Ancient Stoicism come to be?

Feeling the Rainbow: LGBT Rights and Reforms

Q&A with Daniel Behar, author of Syrian Poets and Vernacular Modernity

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