CONTENTS. Parti POETRY. Dar al-mufradat Academic Committee Preface and Acknowledgments. Introduction I. THE PIONEERS. 'Abdallah al-faisal AI Saud

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1 CONTENTS Dar al-mufradat Academic Committee Preface and Acknowledgments X11J xv Introduction Parti POETRY I. THE PIONEERS 'Abdallah al-faisal AI Saud ILLUMINATION Muhammad Saeed al-'amoudi QUARTETS Muhammad Hasan 'Awwad SECRET OF LIFE AND NATURE Muhammad Hasan Faqi QUARTETS Ahmad Al-Fasi SHE AND THE LIGHT Ahmad Qandeel A SCREAM Hasan 'Abdallah al-qurashi SHORT POEMS Husain Sirhan BREAKDOWN OF THE BODY 62 II. THE INNOVATORS Usama 'Abd Rahman MOTHER OF HISTORY 64 Beyond the dunes 2006 digitalisiert durch: IDS Basel Bern

2 vi BEYOND THE DUNES Fawziyya Abu Khalid TUFUL: NOONDAY RAINBOW 66 Two LITTLE GIRLS 67 FIRST FLAVOUR OF DEATH FROM THE REMAINS OF MEMORY 68 AN EXPERIENCE 69 AFTER TIME 69 Faisal Akram A MOMENT OF DREAM 70 Muhammad al-'ali WHEN I WRITE OF LOVE 72 'Adnan al-sayyid al-'awwami THE ROBE 74 'Ali Bafaqeeh 'URWA THE OUTLAW 76 Ahmad Bahkali NADA (POEM TO HIS DAUGHTER) 77 Sa'd al-bawardi REBEL AGAINST LOVE 80 Nasser Bouhaimid OF WHAT DO YOU DREAM? 82 Lulu Buqshan WOMEN AND A CARAVAN OF PAIN 84 Huda al-daghfaq ECHO 86 A LITTLE TREE 86 from: WOODS 86 TENDERNESS 87 DEPARTURE 87 FAREWELL 88 WHY DO THE PLACES LEAVE ME 88 REALISATION 89 Fawzi al-dahhan DREAMY SONGS IN THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE 90 'Ali Al-Dumaini THE SIGNS 91

3 CONTENTS vii Muhammad al-dumaini ROSES SLEEPING IN BASKETS 95 DESPAIR 96 Muhammad Habiby TRACES REMAINING 97 Sa'd al-hamazani A PEN 99 Muhammad 'Ubaid al-harbi THE ACCURSED YEARS 101 Salih al-harbi NIGHT'S LONELINESS 102 Ash) an al-hindi MOON WARS 103 Ibrahim al-husain WHENEVER THE MEMORY NEIGHS 107 ONE DAY 109 TOWEL 109 Hashim al-jahdali BLOOD OF INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE 110 Nayif al-juhani AMBER AND GRASS 112 Ghassan al-khunaizi WOMAN OF LINEN AND COTTON 114 SHADIYA 114 EXPERIENCING THE SENSES 116 Ghaida' al-manfa FOR OPEN CITIES, FOR THE SUN AND LOVERS 118 Muhammad Sa'd al-mish'an LAILA 120 Ahmad al-mulla THE ROAD WOOD L21 L21

4 vili BEYOND THE DUNES Khalid Mustafa RHYTHM I 122 RHYTHM II 122 A HEARTFELT PRAYER 122 'Abd al-rahman al-qa'oud A FORGOTTEN FRAGMENT OF NIGHT 124 La tee fa Qari WHICH OF THE TWO IS ME? 127 Fatima Al-Qarni RESISTANCE 129 MY DREAM 129 A CITY 130 Ghazi al-qusaibi THE MOON AND THE GYPSY QUEEN 131 Hasan al-sab' LONGING 134 MOON OF SEVILLE 134 'Abdallah al-safar THE MEAL OF STRANGERS 136 'Abdallah al-saikhan A MYTH 138 Ahmad al-salih NIGHTMARISH DREAM 140 from CONFESSIONS 142 Husain Suhail VOICE AND JOURNEY 145 Jasim al-suhayyih MY FATE IS WRITTEN BY YOUR COMB 146 Ahmad Sa'd al-tayyar LANGUAGE 147 Muhammad al-thubaiti SANDS 149 Ali al-tjmari A MIRROR 154 COCK 154

5 CONTENTS ix Thurayya al-'urayyid QUESTIONS 155 NAME IT WHAT YOU LIKE 158 'Abdallah Salih al-'uthaymeen LEGEND 160 Ibrahim al-wazzan AWAKENING 163 Muhammad 'Alwan Partii SHORT STORIES THAT'S HOW THE STORY STARTS 167 'Abdallah Bakhashwain EARLY AWAKENING 170 Fawziyya al-bakr A PAPER LIFE 177 Badriyya al-bishr THE SCHOOL CARETAKER 180 Hamza Muhammad Bogary THE DARK ALLEY 183 Sa'd al-dosari THE MIRROR 185 Khaleel al-fuzai' AWAY FROM HOME 187 Maryam al-ghamidi THE MAD GIRL WHO TRIED TO CHANGE VILLAGE TRADITIONS 189 Noura al-ghamidi UP MY GRANDFATHER'S LONG SLEEVE 192 'Ashiq 'Issa al-hadhal THE BROKER OF DONKEYS 198 Husain 'Ali Husain THE DEPARTURE 201

6 x BEYOND THE DUNES Llmaima al-khamees SALMA THE OMANi 203 Najat Khayyat ONE DAY THE SUN WILL RISE 207 Fahd al-khilaiwi THREE EPISODES 211 Hiyam al-mifleh CRAZY MINUTES! 213 'Abdallah al-nasser MUZNA 215 Hasan al-ni'mi FOOTNOTES TO LAILA'S HISTORY 223 Laila al-ohaidib MOVEMENT OF A STATUE 226 'Abdallah al-salmi STORY OF A BRIDGE 232 Abd al-'aziz al-saq'abi YOUR NIGHT ISN'T MINE - AND YOU'RE NOT ME! 234 Khairiyya Ibrahim al-saqqaf AND THE STEP CHANGED 237 Ruqayya al-shabeeb THE APPEAL 241 Shareefa al-shamlan SCENES FROM A LIFE 244 Hussa Muhammad al-tuwaijiri MY HAIR GREW LONG AGAIN! 246 Qumasha al-'ulayyan DAYS WITH NO HOPE 249

7 CONTENTS xi Hamza Muhammad Bogary Part III EXCERPTS FROM NOVELS from THE S AFA SHELTERED QUARTERS 255 Hamid Damanhury from THE PRICE OF SACRIFICE 217 Turki al-hamad from AL-ADAMA 288 Laila al-juhani from BARREN PARADISE 295 'Abdu Khal from DEATH WALKS HERE 304 'Abd al-'aziz al-mishri from THE BASTIONS 318 Ibrahim al-nasser from A SPIJTIN THE NIGHT'S ATTIRE 327 'Abdallah 'Abd al-jabbar Part IV PLAYS THE DUMB DEIILS 341 Milha 'Abdallah THE SECRET OF THE TALISMAN 351 Raja' 'Alem from THE ACTOR 'S LAST DEATH 357 Ahmad al-mulla THE PROMPTER 375 Muhammad al-'utheim THE LEAN YEARS 385 'Abd al-fattah Abu Madyan PartV AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LlTERATURE from THE STORY OF YOUNG MUFTAH 409

8 xii BEYOND THE DUNES 'Azeez Diya' from MY LIFE WTTH HUNGER, LOIL AND WAR 417 Khalid Ben Sultan Ben 'Abd al-'aziz from A WA RRIOR FROM THE DESERT 431 Mansour Ben Muhammad al-khiraiji from BEYOND THE GLAMOUR Hasan Naseef OF THE JOB: SNAPS FROM MY EARLIER LIFE 445 from MEMOIRS OF A STUDENT 456 'Abd al-'aziz al-rabee' from MEMORIES OF A PLIANT CHILD 474 Ahmad al-siba'i from M Y JOURNAL 482 Sultana al-sidairi from A UTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BLUTER 492 Part VI BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AUTHORS 503 MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE 522 EAST-WEST NEXUS/PROX4 525 i. DIRECTOR 525 ii. THE PROTEI LITERARY TEAM 526