A writer traces the circuitous journey of a mother tongue, English and not Arabic.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Mai Al-Nakib
After years of searching, an exiled Afghan journalist encounters a beloved poet with whom she shares the loss...
27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Freshta Jalalzai
In today's dissonant reality, many countries feel like they need protection from Israel.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sheryl Ono
Israeli settlement plans threaten a monastery, green spaces, and even a cemetery.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By A Mom from Bethlehem
Raja Shehadeh offers a simple but impossible answer to this simple but impossible question: "And yet we must."
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Raja Shehadeh
Coffee, gas, warmth — basic things to many, but in Gaza, they become rarities.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Esraa Abo Qamar
A young writer reports that safe transportation remains dangerously scarce.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Mariam Mushtaha
James Baldwin's Turkish exile, a lesser-told chapter in his life, offered safety, privacy, and most importantly, a creative...
19 DECEMBER 2025 • By Öykü Tekten
The Marrakesh African Book Festival (FLAM) challenges a western-focused discourse, foregrounding African writers.
12 DECEMBER 2025 • By Lulu Norman
Playwright Melis Aker makes a compelling argument in favor of shadows.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Melis Aker
في مقال نقدي، تناقش مي المغربي سينما العبث المصرية، متخذة من عدة أفلام أمثلة على النظرة الذكورية القاصرة...
10 NOVEMBER 2025 • By مي المغربي
A writer explores what home means when one's life is upended and what once held cherished emotions disintegrates.
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Neemah Ahamed
