Fiction

Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur has dedicated his life to stories, even wearing a pair of story glasses. “I see everything...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Baxtyar Hamasur
“The Last Third of the Night”—a story by Dia Barghouti

“The Last Third of the Night”—a story by Dia Barghouti

A woman invited to a wedding wants to leave her house and return, but only if she can...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Dia Barghouti
“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction

“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction

A writer from Cairo imagines a chance encounter between two writers in Prague enamored of Kafka. 

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Mansoura Ez-Eldin
“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes

“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes

A celebration quickly spirals into a lifetime of trauma when an unforeseen 'head' makes a shocking appearance.

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Natasha Tynes
“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan

“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan

When Eve leaves Adam in Purgatory to settle their score once and for all, she's devastated by what...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Parand
“The Small Clay Plate”—a Siwa folk tale

“The Small Clay Plate”—a Siwa folk tale

A tale of a tailor from the deserts of Siwa, Egypt, where fortune reveals the invaluable lesson of...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Bel Parker
“Ghosts of Farsis” — a cyberpunk story

“Ghosts of Farsis” — a cyberpunk story

 The story is part of Hussein Fawzy's cyberpunk story collection “Graduation Project” recently published by Waziz House.

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Hussein Fawzy
“Envy” — a story by Huda Hamed

“Envy” — a story by Huda Hamed

The ambivalence that leads to the break up of a decade-long marriage must first face a mother's wrathful...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Huda Hamed
“Gazelles Leaping”—a story by Shadab Zeest Hashmi

“Gazelles Leaping”—a story by Shadab Zeest Hashmi

In this Sufi tale, poet Shadab Zeest Hashmi explores the worlds inhabited by gazelles Sahel and Sahara, between...

1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Shadab Zeest Hashmi
The Last Millefeuille in Beirut

The Last Millefeuille in Beirut

As Beirut anticipates a military invasion, MK Harb's short story about two friends sharing a slice of cake...

4 OCTOBER 2024 • By MK Harb
“Dear Sniper” — a short story by Ali Ramthan Hussein

“Dear Sniper” — a short story by Ali Ramthan Hussein

Gatekeepers of Baghdad decide who lives, who dies, during 2019 protests against high unemployment, state corruption, and poor...

6 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Ali Ramthan Hussein
“Fragments from a Gaza Nightmare”—fiction from Sama Hassan

“Fragments from a Gaza Nightmare”—fiction from Sama Hassan

A Gaza-based writer captures the intense and harrowing experiences of individuals enduring the brutal realities of genocide.

30 AUGUST 2024 • By Sama Hassan
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