It also offers translated versions of foreign-language books, children’s books, non-fiction and self-help. Inspired by the endless time spent in traffic jams in Cairo, Egyptian engineers Abdelrahman Wahba, Abdallah Ehab and Ramy Gamal came together to launch Iqraaly in 2011, an Egyptian app that offers over 200 audiobooks and subscription plans that give you unlimited access to Arabic audiobooks for you to download and listen to offline.įreely available in both website and app form, ArabCast streams over 5,000 audiobooks from a diverse range of classic and contemporary authors, like Taha Hussen, and more contemporary novelists like Radwa Ashour.
It provides free audiobooks from a variety of genres, including classics, sci-fi, and romance. With high quality recordings, soothing sounds, and an aural backdrop of dramatic music, MijoBooks is an audiobook library rich with Arabic and translated literature. It’s now available via both website and app. Inspired by a project in Sweden aiming to support Arabic-speaking students - particularly Syrian refugees - Kitab Sawti catapulted into the global market, now reaching around 1 million registered users. Kitab Sawti, founded by Sebastian Bond, is the world’s largest publisher of Arabic audiobooks. So we’ve gathered some of the best Arabic audiobook platforms to see you through those long days of homebound isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic…
The Arabic audiobook industry, while not in full bloom yet, has been steadily growing for the past few years, especially with the help of startups that are trying to tap into the market, helping make Arabic books more accessible and merging them with the audio market. It broadens the market and, also, can be listened to anywhere. While podcasts might reign supreme right now in the audio market, audiobooks are part of a timeless and essential reading industry that takes into account people with visual impairments or learning disabilities like dyslexia.
And for (some) of us growing up - especially in the 80s when entire books would be read out on Egyptian radio - aural storytelling brings a sense of nostalgic comfort. The art of storytelling is, historically, a cultural cornerstone in the Arab World.
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