This haunting tale explores the Mediterranean as an artistic inspiration, a deceptively hopeful bridge, and a vast cemetery.
19 JUNE 2026 • By Zeinab Ghassan Khaddour
This gothic short story is set on the island of Unguja in Tanzania, where an idyllic house hides...
8 MAY 2026 • By Rebecca Lloyd
In a house shaped by war, a child’s question about a mysterious plant opens onto something far more...
8 MAY 2026 • By Erfan Mojib
The relationship between a lonely man and his eccentric cleaner blurs into something more intimate and ambiguous.
8 MAY 2026 • By Nur Turkmani
In this Christmas story, we encounter an unexpected family gathering, consisting of two cast-off sons and two repentant...
19 DECEMBER 2025 • By Ioanna Karystiani
Winner of the 2025 Azhar Writing Prize — A foreign correspondent confronts devastation and violence before crossing a...
26 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Hussain A. Ayoub
“Diba’s House” is a fictional retelling of events in Wadi Salib in Palestine and won Second Place in...
26 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Sara Masry
A Gaza-based writer captures the intense and harrowing experiences of individuals enduring the brutal realities of genocide.
30 AUGUST 2024 • By Sama Hassan
In this excerpt from Badar Salem's "Deserted as a Crowded Room," Majdal falls in love with a West...
16 AUGUST 2024 • By Badar Salem
Joumana Haddad's short story delves into a woman's lifelong journey of navigating her relationship with the hijab.
26 APRIL 2024 • By Joumana Haddad
In a translated tale from Palestine’s first lady of short stories, the newest technology exacts a toll on...
15 JANUARY 2024 • By Samira Azzam
Joumana Haddad tells the true story of a young Iranian woman in Tehran, albeit vehicled by fiction.
20 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Joumana Haddad
