A dystopian satire grounded in the refugee crisis, austerity, bureaucratic collapse, and the slow destruction of a Greek...
19 JUNE 2026 • By Ersi Sotiropoulos
A writer returns to her homeland — Lebanon — after years abroad, tracing the fault lines between memory...
19 JUNE 2026 • By Lara Atallah
This haunting tale explores the Mediterranean as an artistic inspiration, a deceptively hopeful bridge, and a vast cemetery.
19 JUNE 2026 • By Zeinab Ghassan Khaddour
A post-graduation party in Beirut, held within striking distance of displaced citizens, reflects a broader discourse — and...
12 JUNE 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Lewis, fresh off his win of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, reflects on borders, bureaucracy, and more.
12 JUNE 2026 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
In her latest creation, Malaka Gharib seeks the circle in the pattern when she takes her child on...
12 JUNE 2026 • By Malaka Gharib
Zoukak embodied a rarity in the Lebanese theatre world, running ten years longer than its intrepid founders expected.
5 JUNE 2026 • By Amelia Izmanki
Aida Zilelian’s first chapbook traces the survival of a people, but also reminds the reader of other genocides,...
5 JUNE 2026 • By Sean Casey
Lebanon is a quiet, at times ominous, presence in A Sad and Beautiful World, an unexpected and moving...
5 JUNE 2026 • By Alex Demyanenko
A translator reflects upon cultural parallels and the many dimensions of an anthology written by and about Jordanian...
29 MAY 2026 • By Addie Leak
The Library of Arabic Literature was forced to shutter, ending a vital injection of Arabic into the bloodstream...
29 MAY 2026 • By Chip Rossetti
In her latest column, Amal Ghandour keeps a ledger of Israeli atrocities, and ponders a possible moral reckoning.
29 MAY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
