Farah-Silvana Kanaan

is a Lebanese-Italian writer, photographer, developmental editor and dramaturg based between Amsterdam and Beirut. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera English, Middle East Eye, The New Arab, Kinfolk, Discontent, Rusted Radishes, and several Dutch newspapers and magazines. She was the guest editor for the Sea/بحر edition of Italian cultural magazine Arabpop. Her work focuses on the politics of culture in the Global South, (de)mystifying the Mediterranean identity, and all things related to Lebanon and Palestine.

Resistance and Revolution: on Ghassan Kanafani

Resistance and Revolution: on Ghassan Kanafani

Two new books reissue the writings of the heralded revolutionary, Ghassan Kanafani. Required reading for today.

14 MARCH 2025 • By Farah-Silvana Kanaan
Is Amin Maalouf’s Latest Novel, On the Isle of Antioch, a Parody?

Is Amin Maalouf’s Latest Novel, On the Isle of Antioch, a Parody?

Farah-Silvana Kanan questions whether, in this novel, the Franco-Lebanese master is at the height of his powers, or...

14 JUNE 2024 • By Farah-Silvana Kanaan
The Soil and the Sea: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering

The Soil and the Sea: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering

Daniele Rugo's documentary investigates Lebanon's devastating civil war and ruminates on the conflict's unmarked mass graves.

7 AUGUST 2023 • By Farah-Silvana Kanaan
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