Saudi Arabia

Instructions Within — Andrew McMillan reads Ashraf Fayadh’s poetry

It’s all in a name

Co-written by Ensaf Haidar and Andrea C. Hoffmann, translated from German by Shaun Whiteside.

The Day of the Nation

In 2012, activist and blogger Raif Badawi was convicted for ‘insulting Islam through electronic channels’. He was sentenced to a fine of one million riyals (£175,000), ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes. To mark Saudi Arabia's national day (23 September), here is an extract from Badawi's forthcoming book.