A writer born into both Arabic and Hebrew linguistic traditions finds herself writing in English but longing for...
11 JULY 2022 • By Ayelet Tsabari
The Egyptian novelist and author of "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison" finds versions of Islam in...
15 JUNE 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
A preview of the new Arabic novel from the author of "I Killed Scheherazade" and "Superman is an...
15 JUNE 2022 • By Joumana Haddad
A wayward daughter leaves Boston to spend a summer back home in Cairo, where she observes the decline...
15 JUNE 2022 • By Amany Kamal Eldin
Former prisoner and Egyptian writer in exile Ahmed Naji contemplates what it means to be a "brown writer"...
15 JANUARY 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
Iason Athanasiadis paints the portrait of Bahoz, a stateless Kurd who will keep fighting to become accepted for...
15 JANUARY 2022 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Rana Asfour shares her thoughts on the widely-celebrated book from Dina Nayeri, who writes that escaping and becoming...
15 JANUARY 2022 • By Rana Asfour
A.J. Naddaff reviews the latest work of creative nonfiction by Lebanon's Charif Majdalani, as his nation teeters on...
15 NOVEMBER 2021 • By A.J. Naddaff
Excerpted from the anthology Kurdish Women’s Stories (Pluto Press, 2020), by special arrangement with editor Houzan Mahmoud. ...
15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By Kobra Banehi
Jenine Abboushi recalls family histories and lifelong friendships linking Gaza with Ramallah, Jenin and Jerusalem.
14 JULY 2021 • By Jenine Abboushi
Notes from the editor on truth and discernment.
15 MARCH 2021 • By Jordan Elgrably
Iason Athanasiadis shares his remembrance and unpublished photos from the decisive battle of the 18 days that shook...
14 FEBRUARY 2021 • By Iason Athanasiadis
