Cities of Salt (Mudun al-Milḥ) by Abdel Rahman Munif
Date: Tuesday 3 February 2026
Time: 14:00–15:00
Place: OCEH Lab, 4th floor, P.A. Munchs hus, University of Oslo, and on Zoom
The first meeting of the Al-Ard Book Club invited participants to read and discuss excerpts from Abdel Rahman Munif’s novel Cities of Salt (Mudun al-Milḥ, 1984).
The invitation was open to everyone interested in literature, environment, and the Middle East region. The discussion was based mainly on the English version (chapters 1–10, pp. 1–100), with Arabic editions and other translations also welcome.
The meeting took the form of a guided and relaxed discussion focused on passages that resonated with participants.
More about this event on the University of Oslo website
Al-Ard Book Club brings together readers from different backgrounds to read, share, and discuss works of Arabic literature that explore the intersections of environmental disruption, memory, displacement, and care for the land. The club is organised by the al-ARD research group at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (IKOS), University of Oslo, which researches environmental care in the Middle East region. Masahat is a partner in al-ARD.