The Maktoob مكتوب series turns a spotlight on contemporary Arabic literature, both poetry and prose. The series is the product of the only project in Israel today that translates works of Arabic culture and literature into Hebrew and makes them accessible to the Israeli reader. The project is the initiative of translators and scholars of Arabic, both Jews and Palestinians, headed by the late author Salman Natur and Prof. Yehouda Shenhav-Shahrabani.

The series editor is Prof. Yehouda Shenhav-Shahrabani. The deputy editors are Eyad Barghuthy and Dr. Yonatan Mendel; Media and copyrights is Kifah Abdul Halim; The editorial coordinator is Hanan Saadi; Community relations coordinator: Dr. Betty Benbenisty