Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming battlegrounds, and is at the heart of many international assassinations.
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13 MARCH 2026 • By Amal GhandourOur senior editor writes from Beirut as Israeli warplanes and drones search for new targets across the city.
13 MARCH 2026 • By Lina MounzerA new Palestinian drama set in 1948, 1978, 1988, and 2022 sets aside Zionist myths and recognizes historical injustices.
05 MARCH 2026 • By Jordan ElgrablyAfter years of searching, an exiled Afghan journalist encounters a beloved poet with whom she shares the loss of country.
27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Freshta JalalzaiIn anticipation of TMR 58 • MOTHER TONGUE, this new poem explores the painful self-silencing of a language.
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27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Amal GhandourOur reviewer examines the Arab melancholy at the heart of Saleem Haddad’s second novel.
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Layla AlAmmarMany women and men long to raise children of their own, but is it primordial to be a biological parent?
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Lina MounzerA new anthology from Saqi Books explores LGBTQ+ Arabs and their families from ten points of view.
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Zein MuribFor Avi Shlaim and Gilbert Achcar, the genocide in Gaza is a turning point, one from which there is no return.
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