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The Souls of War Folk

The Souls of War Folk

The civilizational supremacy of the West is under threat, insisted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a...

3 APRIL 2026 • By Ayça Çubukçu
“Iran After the Fire”—a Speculative Ethnography

“Iran After the Fire”—a Speculative Ethnography

A writer imagines Iran one year in the future, after the bombs have stopped falling, and the resulting...

3 APRIL 2026 • By Shahram Khosravi
على الجسر: بين لغة الأم ولغة الأمَّة

على الجسر: بين لغة الأم ولغة الأمَّة

يعيش الكاتب محمد عبد النبي حياته مترجمًا على الدوام؛ بين الإنجليزية والعربية، أو بين الفصحى والعامية. رحلة عمر...

16 MARCH 2026 • By محمد عبد النبي
The AI Struggle for Middle Earth in the U.S.-Israel War on Iran

The AI Struggle for Middle Earth in the U.S.-Israel War on Iran

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming battlegrounds, and is at the heart of many international assassinations.

13 MARCH 2026 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Language and the Mother Eternal

Language and the Mother Eternal

A reflection on how multiple languages in a family become a perfect conduit for grief and acceptance.

6 MARCH 2026 • By Farah Ahamed
Culture Got Your Tongue

Culture Got Your Tongue

A writer questions whether physical ailments — numbness, stuttering, uncontrollable trembling — may in fact stem from a...

6 MARCH 2026 • By Amy Omar
English and My Mother’s Ghost

English and My Mother’s Ghost

A writer traces the circuitous journey of a mother tongue, English and not Arabic.

6 MARCH 2026 • By Mai Al-Nakib
Kawa and I: Two Exiles Reading in the Dark

Kawa and I: Two Exiles Reading in the Dark

After years of searching, an exiled Afghan journalist encounters a beloved poet with whom she shares the loss...

27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Freshta Jalalzai
Jewish Supremacy and the Making of Genocide in Gaza

Jewish Supremacy and the Making of Genocide in Gaza

In today's dissonant reality, many countries feel like they need protection from Israel.

30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sheryl Ono
Not Even the Dead Rest in Palestine

Not Even the Dead Rest in Palestine

Israeli settlement plans threaten a monastery, green spaces, and even a cemetery.

30 JANUARY 2026 • By A Mom from Bethlehem
How Can Palestinians and Israelis Live Together?

How Can Palestinians and Israelis Live Together?

Raja Shehadeh offers a simple but impossible answer to this simple but impossible question: "And yet we must."

30 JANUARY 2026 • By Raja Shehadeh
Letter from Gaza: Our Long Wait for Gas

Letter from Gaza: Our Long Wait for Gas

Coffee, gas, warmth — basic things to many, but in Gaza, they become rarities.

30 JANUARY 2026 • By Esraa Abo Qamar
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