Mohamed Elsawi Hassan
Mohamed Elsawi Hassan is a senior lecturer at the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at Amherst College. Recent translations include articles for Wasla magazine in Egypt and co-translating African Folklore: An Encyclopedia into Arabic.
Dima Mahmod is from Egypt. Her books include thafaa’ir ruuh (Braids of a Soul), published by Daraladham in 2015, and Iushaakis alufuq bi-kamanja (I Quarrel with Horizon with a Violin), published by Dar alayn in 2017. Many of her poems have been translated into English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese and published in websites, magazines, and anthologies in these languages.