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Yahia Lababidi

Yahia Lababidi is an Egyptian-American thinker and Pushcart-nominated poet, whose work has been translated into nearly a dozen languages. To date, Lababidi is the author of five well-received books, in four different genres: Signposts to Elsewhere (aphorisms), Trial by Ink: From Nietzsche to Bellydancing (essays), Fever Dreams (poems), The Artist as Mystic (conversations) and, most recently, Barely There, a new collection of poems from Wipf and Stock. 

Articles by Yahia Lababidi

Poet and writer Yahia Lababidi on what Ramadan, and its associated fasting, means to him.
Yahia Lababidi reflects on politics, morality and fear through a series of aphorisms.
Fighting hate with hate is not the answer, says Yahia Lababidi. How Egypt responds will determine what Egypt becomes.
Egyptian-American Yahia Lababidi's poetic response to the turmoil in his home country.
In trying times, poetry can speak our silences and make sense of our pain, says Yahia Lababidi.
With Occupy Wall Street fighting for its life, Yahia Lababidi says that by supporting each other, Egyptian and US protesters can...
The Arab Spring is already an inspiration the world over, but, says US-based Egyptian writer Yahia Lababidi, because of the...
Yahia Lababidi reflects on a triumphant People’s Uprising.
'If I could say something to the brave souls back home, I'd say this...' 
In an Egypt where sexual feelings are kept buttoned up by religiosity, *Yahia Lababidi* observes an all-pervading sensuality that...

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