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Heartbreak and Commemoration in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

Heartbreak and Commemoration in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

In the southern suburbs of Beirut, women openly grieve those they have lost, in the wake of Israel's...

7 MARCH 2025 • By Sabah Haider
Manifesto of Love & Revolution

Manifesto of Love & Revolution

Power has thousands of faces in thousands of postures. When you cut off one of its heads somewhere,...

7 MARCH 2025 • By Iskandar Abdalla
Afghanistan’s Histories of Conflict, Resistance & Desires

Afghanistan’s Histories of Conflict, Resistance & Desires

A new exhibition unravels the entangled histories and cultures of Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Western Europe through...

7 MARCH 2025 • By Jelena Sofronijevic
Memoir in the Age of Narcissism

Memoir in the Age of Narcissism

What do we choose to remember, and what do we choose to forget? A special monthly issue devoted...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By TMR
Ravaged by Fire

Ravaged by Fire

Francisco Letelier connects the devastation of fire and climate change with the decimation of Gaza and other disasters.

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Francisco Letelier
Resilient Cartographies: Histories of the Persian Gulf

Resilient Cartographies: Histories of the Persian Gulf

History writing opens the door for the writers and their readers to see the Persian Gulf as a...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Todd Reisz
The Closed Door — Return to Syria

The Closed Door — Return to Syria

After 13 years away, writer Odai Al Zoubi returns to Syria following the Assad regime's collapse, aiming to...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Odai Al Zoubi
Memories of Palestine through Contemporary Media

Memories of Palestine through Contemporary Media

Malu Halasa reviews a memoir of Palestine of both emotional and geographic proportions.

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Malu Halasa
“The Last Third of the Night”—a story by Dia Barghouti

“The Last Third of the Night”—a story by Dia Barghouti

A woman invited to a wedding wants to leave her house and return, but only if she can...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Dia Barghouti
Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur has dedicated his life to stories, even wearing a pair of story glasses. “I see everything...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Baxtyar Hamasur
Flight Plans: From Gaza to Singapore

Flight Plans: From Gaza to Singapore

Palestinian civil aviation is not only a symbol of freedom, but is deeply connected to their quest for...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Chin-chin Yap
Chronicles of a Boy Manqué

Chronicles of a Boy Manqué

Growing up a "Boy Hassan" in Syria, Rana Haddad rejected societal conventions.

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Rana Haddad
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