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AFRICAN CULTURAL STUDIES 302: Arabic Literature and Cinema (Fall 2024) : Romanizing Arabic script names

Romanizing Arabic script names

Most American academic libraries use the Library of Congress Romanization scheme in their catalogs. However many publications prefer to use other schema. As a result, the form that you see on a title page or in a citation may not be the form used in library catalogs.

Chreiteh, Alexandra.  Always Coca-Cola,     Shuraytiḥ, Aliksandrā (1987-);    Dāyiman Kūkā-kūlā (2009)

Khaal/Kahal, Abu BakrAfrican Titanics,     Kahhāl, Abū Bakr Ḥāmid;    Taytānikāt Afrīqīyah (2008)

Al Khamissi, Khaled.  Taxi,      Khamīsī, Khālid (1962-);  Tāksī (2007)

Salih, Tayeb.  Season of Migration to the North,      Ṣāliḥ, al-Ṭayyib (1929-2009);  Mawsim al-hijrah ilá al-shamāl (1967)