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10 great Arabic audiobooks you can listen to in English

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Arabic literature has overcome numerous hurdles over the decades, from the professionalisation of publishing and printing houses to finding skilled translators capable of carrying works into other languages and achieving international recognition through major literary awards. Those gains have helped establish the genre as an important, and at times urgent, window into a region undergoing continuous change, while introducing international readers to authors shaped by distinct life experiences and the literary traditions of their respective countries. Audiobooks present another opportunity. As the format grows, more Arabic novels are becoming available to listen to. In January, Amazon and the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre launched the Digital Arabic Library, which includes 5,000 Arabic-language audiobooks. For international listeners who do not speak Arabic, another process is developing: marshalling the growing number of excellent English translations into high-quality audiobooks, p