CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation is a 9-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 1974 with contributions by Ahmad Mahmoud, Leila Abouzeid, Radwa Ashour, رضوى عاشور, Daisy Al-Amir, Ibrahim al-Koni, Rashid Al-Daif رشيد الضعيف, Rachid al-Daif, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, and Nazlı Eray.