Adab, the new literary festival organised by the Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, took place from 8 to 10 December,
dedicated to new Arab writing. It took place at the Maison de la poésie in Paris, and featured interviews, writing workshops, readings and film screenings.
"The idea is to highlight artists who are little known in France, such as Souhaib Ayoub, who has lived in France for years but whose work is not very visible because his texts are written in Arabic. The aim is to get him translated - his texts are magnificent" - Anne Millet, event coordinator, OLJ.
Among those present were novelists Iman Mersal and Adania Shibli.