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In Praise of Half-Light: Notes from a Gray City

In Praise of Half-Light: Notes from a Gray City

Playwright Melis Aker makes a compelling argument in favor of shadows — the only cure for a brightly-colored,...

5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Melis Aker
مقال لمي المغربي: سيادة الجنون في عالم عبثي

مقال لمي المغربي: سيادة الجنون في عالم عبثي

في مقال نقدي، تناقش مي المغربي سينما العبث المصرية، متخذة من عدة أفلام أمثلة على النظرة الذكورية القاصرة...

10 NOVEMBER 2025 • By مي المغربي
Home — a State of Restlessness?

Home — a State of Restlessness?

Neemah Ahamed explores what home means when one's life is upended and what once held cherished emotions disintegrates.

7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Neemah Ahamed
The Absent Homeland

The Absent Homeland

Maysaa Alajjan on a homeland that never accepted her, and another that she never knew.

7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Maysaa Alajjan
On Bilgé, Time Arrows, and the Indigenous Turn

On Bilgé, Time Arrows, and the Indigenous Turn

In the Global South, abstraction connects with modernism and evades censorship. Could it be a powerful way to...

10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Making Art During a Genocide

Making Art During a Genocide

An artist is unable to go on with life and work as usual, while Israelis are committed to...

10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Myriam Cohenca
The War on Palestinians Didn’t Start on October 7

The War on Palestinians Didn’t Start on October 7

Two years into the crushing genocide in Gaza, Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi recalls her displacements and the significance of...

10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
You Want Your Friends to See Who You Really Are

You Want Your Friends to See Who You Really Are

A writer confronts the harsh reality of performative acceptance versus true solidarity as her community's struggles become inconvenient.

3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Christina Adranly
Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

The Israeli army’s siege of Tulkarm prompts one writer to bear witness to the brutal consequences of conquest...

3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Thoth
The Silencing of Algeria

The Silencing of Algeria

Six years after the Hirak mass protest movement in Algeria in 2019, an atmosphere of fear and silence...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Ilhem Rachidi
في رثاء المقهى الذي أغلق عينيه

في رثاء المقهى الذي أغلق عينيه

ظل مقهى «ستراند» في باب اللوق بالقاهرة مكانًا لتجمع الفنانين والكتاب والصحفيين لسنوات عديدة، على الرغم من ذلك،...

15 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By هبة حافظ
Reading the Landscape: Cultural Clues and Regime Messages in Iran

Reading the Landscape: Cultural Clues and Regime Messages in Iran

Iran attempts to woo a weary populace with exhibitions, billboards, and even promises that past transgressions can be...

12 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Raha Nik-Andish
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