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A Fragile Ceasefire as Lebanon Survives, Traumatized

A Fragile Ceasefire as Lebanon Survives, Traumatized

Lebanon may have survived yet another Israeli onslaught but the people emerge scathed and timorous, as if from...

29 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Tarek Abi Samra
Ahlat Reimagined—Birthplace of Turkish Rule in Anatolia

Ahlat Reimagined—Birthplace of Turkish Rule in Anatolia

The Turkish government has reintegrated Ahlat into the national narrative, but its history is more complex than acknowledged.

29 NOVEMBER 2024 • By William Gourlay
Beirut War Diary: 8 Days in October

Beirut War Diary: 8 Days in October

Rima Rantisi depicts the uncertainty and anxiety of Israel's assault on Lebanon, illustrating its impact on daily life.

22 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Rima Rantisi
Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme: Palestinian artists at Copenhagen’s Glyptotek

Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme: Palestinian artists at Copenhagen’s Glyptotek

Palestinian artist duo Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme fight anti-Arab propaganda by making challenging art.

22 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Liberation Cosplay: on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Liberation Cosplay: on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Events like the Day of the Imprisoned Writer risk becoming mere spectacles until they challenge the status quo.

15 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
A Jewish Meditation on the Palestinian Genocide

A Jewish Meditation on the Palestinian Genocide

A Jewish American has been afraid to express her reservations and criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, but...

15 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Sheryl Ono
Between Two Sieges: Translating Roger Assaf in California

Between Two Sieges: Translating Roger Assaf in California

Letters from a displaced Lebanese poet today to civil war-era actor-director Roger Assaf evoke Beirut in 1982, 2006...

8 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Zeina Hashem Beck
The Felines that Leave Us, and the Humans that Left

The Felines that Leave Us, and the Humans that Left

An Iranian writer and translator in the heart of Tehran unexpectedly becomes a cat woman, attached to her...

1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Farnaz Haeri
Pigeon Love

Pigeon Love

When Yahia Lababidi finds a bird egg in a flowerpot on his balcony, he ends up raising generations...

1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Yahia Lababidi
Palestine, the Land of Grapes and Wine

Palestine, the Land of Grapes and Wine

Historic Palestine has always been a fertile agricultural land, a space of spirituality, and where wine was born...

11 OCTOBER 2024 • By Fadi Kattan
Censorship and Cancellation Fail to Camouflage the Ugly Truth

Censorship and Cancellation Fail to Camouflage the Ugly Truth

Israel’s war on Gaza and Palestinians in the West Bank has prompted dissent around the world that refuses...

4 OCTOBER 2024 • By Jordan Elgrably
Shamrocks & Watermelons: Palestine Politics in Belfast

Shamrocks & Watermelons: Palestine Politics in Belfast

Through a conflicted prism, the effect of the year-long war in Gaza on the music and politics of...

4 OCTOBER 2024 • By Stuart Bailie
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