Experience a taste of Arabic poetry and fiction in translation from 14-20 August at Banipal Live 2006!, a UK tour showcasing four young Arab writers. Poets Joumana Haddad from Lebanon and Abed Ismael from Syria join novelists Ala Hlehel from Palestine and Mansoura Ez-Eldin from Egypt for a series of readings and discussions in London, Chesterfield, Derby, Manchester, South Shields and at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. The project is supported by Banipal Magazine, the British Council and the Reading Agency. Email info@banipal.co.uk or visit www.banipal.co.uk/events/tour.php for further information.