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Arab Lit.& Trans. Magazine and Press launches first issue today.
Dr. Hatem Al-Shamea’s Transformation Theory: A Philosophical and Literary Framework
Smiling Through the Chains: A Portrait of Yemen’s Struggle for Freedom
The Mother Tree: Nostalgia, Transformation, and Identity in the Yemeni Diaspora
The Historical Background of Narrative Writing in Yemen
Does History Repeat Itself?
Romanticizing Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol, Nudity, and Drug Consumption in Arabic Cinema
The Mechanic: A Critical Analysis through Postcolonial and Magic Realism Lenses
Unveiling Yemeni Womanhood: A Feminist Critique of Patriarchal Structures in Nadia Al-Kawkabani’s My Sana’a
Tradition and Modernity in Yemeni Literature: A Critical Analysis of Hamid Oqabi’s The Yemeni Stallion
Rereading the Egyptian Film “Escape to the Top”
Navigating the Poetic Landscape: A Critical Examination of Access to Meaning, Preference, and the Question of Genre
Exploring the Complexities of Power, Identity, and Conflict in Al-Gharbi Emran’s”Hisn al-Zaidi”
Lost Memories and Enduring Struggles: A Critical Analysis of Fatima Wahidi’s “The Second-To-Last Picture”
Unraveling Mysticism and Identity in Rural Egypt – An Analysis of Majdi Jaafar’s Diaspora
Media’s Colonization of Culture: How Decolonizing Perspectives Offer Insight
The Wa’l [Ibex] Rises: Reclaiming Yemeni Identity through an Ancient Symbol – Hatem Al-Shamea
Revisiting the Yemeni Revolution in Suhair Assamman’s “Behind the Walls of Memory. – Hatem Al-Shamea
Psychological Analysis of Memory and Trauma in Mayasa Al-Nakhlani’s “I Named Her Fatima” by Hatem Al-Shamea
Exploring the Fragile Tapestry of Memory: An Analysis of Entesar Asseri’s ‘Memory’ – by Hatem Al-Shamea
Exploring the Intimacy of Historical and Urban Life: A Critical Analysis of Hanan Al-Qubaisi’s Award-Winning Oil Painting – by Hatem Al-Shamea
Fractured Bonding: A Psychoanalytic Reading of Paternal Absence in Raya Ahmed’s “A Husband for My Mother” – by Hatem Al-Shamea
Reimagining Religious Revisionism: Queering Expectations of Power, Gender, and Theology in Wajdi Al-Ahdal’s “Hitler Goes to Paradise” – by Hatem Al-Shamea
The Journey of Transformation: An Analytical Study of the Novel, The End of A Furious Man
Clothing Culture and Identity: Yusef Al-Majidi’s Symbolic Image of Identity and Dress in Yemeni Society
The Roots of a Complex Conflict: Analysing the Role of Internal and External Actors in Yemen’s Multifaceted War
Defying Oblivion: Exploration of Poetry, Legacy and Mortality in Al-Shahat’s “Place Poems Upon My Grave”
The Haze of Desire: Exploring Narration, Gender Politics, and Social Critique in Ahmed Abdo’s “The Enamoured Demon-Possessed”
Sounding the Alarm from the Abyss: A Critique of Yemeni Patriarchy in Asseri’s Short Story,”The Hole”
Women’s Agency and Patriarchal Constraints in Fikria Shihra’s “Al-Thajjah”
Cultural Insights and Symbolic Resonance in Arafat Musleh’s “The Day of Maimoon’s Disappearance
Seeking Cures on Arduous Roads: Postcolonial Analysis of Healthcare and Infrastructure in Arafat Musleh’s “Exhausting Rides”
Reclaiming Language and Redefining Resistance: A Postcolonial Reading of Eman Assaedi’s ‘Excess of Joy’
Burdened by Glory: Romanticized Memory as Postcolonial Protest in Al-Baradouni’s Abu Tamam and the Arabism of Today
Fragmented Identities: Postcolonial Alienation and the Exilic Imagination in Sameer Abdelfattah’s “Empty Box”
Uneven Modernities: A Postcolonial Analysis of Setting, Power Relations, and Cultural Identity in Al-Gharbi Emran’s Yael’s Darkness
Probing Patriarchy: Feminist Analysis of Entesar Asseri’s Flash Fiction Vignettes
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Editor-in-chief
Hatem Mohammed Al-Shamea.
Hatem Al-Shamea is an assistant professor of English literature. He is currently a visiting researcher at the department of English literature, University of Reading, UK. He has authored five books and several chapters and articles. He earned a Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from Sana’a University. He then received his Master’s and Doctorate in English Literature from the English and Foreign Languages University (EFL-U) in Hyderabad, India. Dr. Hatem has also enrolled in the credit-bearing Academic Practice Programme of the University of Reading, UK, which is accredited by Advance HE. As an assistant professor, Dr. Hatem taught two courses; What is Comparative Literature? And, Thinking Translation, at the University of Reading, UK.
His research of interest areas includes, but not limited to, English literature, Arabic literature, Translation, American literature, Black literature, Children literature, Sexual Politics, Religions, Politics, Identity, Terrorism, Violence, Philosophy, Displacements, Refugees, Diaspora, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Victorian literature, Postcolonial theories and literature, Middle East literature, Feminist theories, Queer theory, African literature, Asian literature, Islamic studies, literature, Holocaust literature, Ukrainian Crisis, Latin-American literature, and Psychological theories. Dr. Hatem is a good productive writer whose writings and researches span the significant role of literature and language in the process of diversity, inclusion, and refugee settlement, particularly, those come from MENA region and Ukraine.
Prior to joining the University of Reading, UK, as a visiting researcher (sponsored by CARA), Dr. Hatem was a head of the Translation Centre at the University of Yemen & Gulf University, and a faculty member in the Department of English and Literature at Sana’a University. He was an assistant professor at the department of English and literature in Hadhramaut University. He is a member of the editorial member of The Text Journal. He is a reviewer in Routledge Journals. He is the founder of the Yemeni (Arab) Literature Forum. He is a member of Arab literature Association. He is an author of several books, chapters and articles. A Junior member of the Global Research Network and Think Tank.