Sahar Mustafah

‘s new novel The Slightest Green is out now from Interlink Books. Her award-winning short stories have recently appeared in The Massachusetts Review, Prairie Schooner, World Literature Today, and Redline: Chicago Horror Stories. Her first novel, The Beauty of Your Face, was a finalist for the 2021 Palestine Book Awards and named a 2020 Notable Book by New York Times Book Review. Mustafah writes and teaches outside of Chicago.

“Tiny Suns”—a short story

“Tiny Suns”—a short story

Danger looms over this story, set in pre-Nakba Palestine, as a mother, distrustful of a foreigner's presence, tends...

30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sahar Mustafah
“The Peacock” — a story by Sahar Mustafah

“The Peacock” — a story by Sahar Mustafah

A Palestinian woman battles both the patriarchy and the occupation to free herself from the toxic jurisdiction men...

4 JULY 2022 • By Sahar Mustafah
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