Reviews

Temptations of the Imagination: how Jana Elhassan and Samar Yazbek transmogrify the world

Temptations of the Imagination: how Jana Elhassan and Samar Yazbek transmogrify the world

Rana Asfour provides an intimate look at two new Arab novels in translation, from Lebanese and Syrian authors.

10 JANUARY 2022 • By Rana Asfour
From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

Rana Asfour reviews a new memoir about the legendary Dajani family, charged by a Turkish sultan with watching...

29 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Rana Asfour
Three Banned Saudi Novels Everyone Should Read

Three Banned Saudi Novels Everyone Should Read

Despite its repressive regimes, Saudi Arabia has produced a number of world-class novelists — several of whom have...

22 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Rana Asfour
Palestine in the World: “Palestine: A Socialist Introduction”

Palestine in the World: “Palestine: A Socialist Introduction”

Jenine Abboushi reviews the recent anthology of essays on socialism in the context of Palestinian resistance.

6 JUNE 2021 • By Jenine Abboushi
Arabs and Race in America through the Short Story Prism

Arabs and Race in America through the Short Story Prism

A different conversation about Arab belonging and assimilation in America, through the prism of Syrian experience.

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Malu Halasa
 
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