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Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

With genocidal violence raging in Gaza and muzzling of pro-Palestinian voices throughout France, Ariella Azoulay's word is now...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Sasha Moujaes
Al-Thakla—Arabic as the Original Mourner

Al-Thakla—Arabic as the Original Mourner

Abdelrahman ElGendy asks, how do you hold your grief in a language that's been its main perpetrator?

3 MARCH 2024 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
The Fires of Shame; the Burn of Desire

The Fires of Shame; the Burn of Desire

Joumana Haddad lays bare the physical and cerebral journey that has led her to experience the best sex...

3 MARCH 2024 • By Joumana Haddad
Tears of the Patriarch

Tears of the Patriarch

An exclusive excerpt from Dina Wahba's book "Counter Revolutionary Egypt" describes how the lachrymose president manipulates the public.

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Dina Wahba
A Treatise on Love

A Treatise on Love

When disaster strikes Maryam Haidari between Tunis and Tehran, the past seven years of her life as a...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Maryam Haidari
Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

As a solar power plant overtakes a Moroccan desert town, reconfiguring its visual and territorial makeup, there are...

15 JANUARY 2024 • By Brahim El Guabli
Gaza Sunbirds: the Palestinian Para-Cyclists Who Won’t Quit

Gaza Sunbirds: the Palestinian Para-Cyclists Who Won’t Quit

Gaza's professional para-cycling team for amputee athletes rise above Gaza's darkest days through determination and excellence in sport.

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Days of Oranges—Libya’s Thawra

Days of Oranges—Libya’s Thawra

Yesmine Abida recalls the end of her family's time in Tripoli and the beginning of a life without...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Yesmine Abida
Sustainability: Rethinking the City in the United Arab Emirates

Sustainability: Rethinking the City in the United Arab Emirates

Rana Asfour on the UAE's intervention solutions for energy-efficient, sustainable buildings rooted in the city.

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Rana Asfour
In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

Robin Yassin-Kassab pays tribute to late Syrian writer and humanist Khaled Khalifa, who died at the age of...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Robin Yassin-Kassab
The Vanishing of the Public Intellectual

The Vanishing of the Public Intellectual

Public intellectuals no longer exist, argues Moustafa Bayoumi; they have been usurped by "influencers."

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Moustafa Bayoumi
Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Political Prisoner and Public Intellectual

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Political Prisoner and Public Intellectual

Yasmine Al Rashidi on writer-thinker Alaa Abdel Fattah who advocates for the rights of those without platforms to...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Yasmine El Rashidi
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