Egyptian Illustrator Deena Mohamed discusses graphic novels, translation, and pressure to represent Arab community at Dearborn’s Green Brain Comics - News Summed Up

Egyptian Illustrator Deena Mohamed discusses graphic novels, translation, and pressure to represent Arab community at Dearborn’s Green Brain Comics


click to enlarge Courtesy of the Arab American National MuseumMohamed is an Artist in Residence at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn this month. click to enlarge Courtesy of the Arab American National MuseumDeena Mohamed is translating Shubeik Lubeik into English herself. At the Green Brain Comics workshop, she expresses concerns over how the name Shubeik Lubeik will be received by American readers. The AANM is the only museum dedicated to celebrating Arab American culture and history in the US. The English translation of all three volumes of Shubeik Lubeik is expected to be published by Pantheon Books in Spring 2022.


Source: MetroXpress July 20, 2021 13:07 UTC



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