Book Reviews

The Archaeology of War

The Archaeology of War

All the pasts of war are still contemporary, and continue shaping the present, killing its denizens, and erasing...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
What We Write About When We (Arabs) Write About Love

What We Write About When We (Arabs) Write About Love

Eman Quotah reviews a new anthology of love poems by Arab poets writing in English in the diaspora...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Eman Quotah
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story

Dalia Hatuqa reviews an intimate account of the "Jaba Bus" deaths that illuminates the harsh reality of living...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Dalia Hatuqa
Palestine 1936 Sheds New Light on Arab-Israeli Conflict

Palestine 1936 Sheds New Light on Arab-Israeli Conflict

A new book sheds light on Palestine and Zionism under the British Mandate, providing keys to parse the...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Brett Kline
Reza Aslan’s An American Martyr in Persia Argues for US-Iranian Friendship

Reza Aslan’s An American Martyr in Persia Argues for US-Iranian Friendship

Dalia Sofer reviews Reza Aslan's latest book on American Howard Baskerville, "martyred" alongside revolutionary students in Iran in...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Dalia Sofer
The Mystery of Enayat al-Zayyat in Iman Mersal’s Tour de Force

The Mystery of Enayat al-Zayyat in Iman Mersal’s Tour de Force

Selma Dabbagh reviews a masterpiece that gives insight into the life of a remarkable woman artist striving to...

25 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Selma Dabbagh
Saqi’s Revenant: Sahar Khalifeh’s Classic Nablus Novel Wild Thorns

Saqi’s Revenant: Sahar Khalifeh’s Classic Nablus Novel Wild Thorns

Noshin Bokth reviews a Palestinian literary classic set in Nablus about resignation and resistance under Israeli military occupation.

25 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Noshin Bokth
Kurdish Novel Explores Nightmarish Isolation in Eastern Anatolia

Kurdish Novel Explores Nightmarish Isolation in Eastern Anatolia

Kaya Genç reviews Ebru Ojen's newly translated novel, an exploration of a Kurdish mother grappling with the sacrifices...

18 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Kaya Genç
Traveling Through Turkey With Gertrude Bell and Pat Yale

Traveling Through Turkey With Gertrude Bell and Pat Yale

Arie Amaya-Akkermans reviews Pat Yale's latest book that follows in the footsteps of Gertrude Bell while highlighting Turkey's...

28 AUGUST 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Laila Halaby’s The Weight of Ghosts is a Haunting Memoir

Laila Halaby’s The Weight of Ghosts is a Haunting Memoir

Thérèse Soukkar Chehade reviews Laila Halaby's memoir about coming to terms with the trauma of losing her first...

28 AUGUST 2023 • By Thérèse Soukar Chehade
On Museums and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

On Museums and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

Arie Amaya-Akkermans on the history of war, colonialism, memory and how museums strive to preserve and display artifacts...

21 AUGUST 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
What’s the Solution for Jews and Palestine in the Face of Apartheid Zionism?

What’s the Solution for Jews and Palestine in the Face of Apartheid Zionism?

Jonathan Ofir on the new book by Daniel Boyarin that questions Jewish identity while weighing Palestinian freedom from...

21 AUGUST 2023 • By Jonathan Ofir
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