Library

Editorial Standards and Stylebook

The standards behind everything the Society publishes: Qirtas’s editorial independence; accuracy, fairness, sourcing, and conflicts of interest; corrections and takedowns; consent for people pictured; and the house style for English (Chicago and Merriam-Webster) and Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic and the Society’s glossary).

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Member Handbook

For members and anyone thinking of joining: what the Society is, how to join, the membership classes, how to take part, vote and stand for office, the Code of Conduct in brief, privacy and the directory, channels, service letters, and how to raise a concern.

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Qirtas Staff Manual

How Qirtas, the Society’s paper, is run day to day: its independence, the masthead, the six sections, Games, Write for Qirtas, the pipeline from intake to publication, the Edition, and the Sunday Paper.

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Mutanabbi Prize Rules

The rules of the Mutanabbi Prize, Qirtas’s one prize, given at the Annual Meeting each April from 2028 in two categories, Qirtas and Qalam: eligibility, the editors’ shortlist, the outside judge who scores blind, the members’ online vote, the standard scoring, conflicts of interest, and the certificates.

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Policy Manual

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Bylaws

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Constitution

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Privacy Notice

What personal data the Society collects on auibsal.org, the Diwan, and Hudhud, why, who can see it, cookies and analytics, emails, how long data is kept, how it is protected, and your choices.

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Accessibility Statement

The accessibility standard auibsal.org and the Diwan aim to meet, what the Society does to meet it, known limits, and how to report a barrier.

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Terms of Use

The rules for using auibsal.org, the Diwan, and Hudhud: who may use them, conduct, submissions and copyright, advertising and sponsorship, reports and removals, and security.

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