A rich exploration of sibling bonds in literature and the artsThis issue of Alif explores representations of brotherhood/sisterhood in literature and the arts. What does it mean to be part of a brotherly/sisterly bond? And what do such bonds entail, positively or otherwise? These questions have been extensively posed and revisited in a variety of traditions old and new. Sibling relations, here defined, can also transcend kinship and blood relations to include shared causes and values, such as political solidarity and gender equality.Contributors:Shereen Abouelnaga, Cairo University, EgyptAbdelrahman Abuabed, independent scholar, Doha, QatarKaram AbuSehly, Beni-Suef University, EgyptSaad Al-Bazei, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMariam Elashmawy, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanySafaa Fathy, poet, essayist, and filmmaker, FranceAnna Głowacka, independent scholar, AustriaHala K. Gomaa, independent scholar, Cairo, EgyptNoha Hanafy, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, EgyptMagda Hasabelnaby, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptAmina Mansour, photographer, creative conceptualizer, and copywriter, Cairo, EgyptDalia Said Mostafa, The University of Manchester, UKManal Al-Natour, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USAAndrea Maria Negri, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, GermanyYomna Saber, Qatar University, Doha, QatarMuhammed F. Salem, independent scholar, Cairo, EgyptMary Youssef, Binghamton University, New York State, USA
