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 49 51 52 54 58 59 60 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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