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“Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” by Artist Jaime Scholnick

“Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” by Artist Jaime Scholnick

Art critic Sagi Refael reviews painted images from the 2014 Gaza war that he calls "one of the...

14 JULY 2021 • By Sagi Refael
I Love Wasta, Hate Standing in Line in Egypt, But I Am Poor

I Love Wasta, Hate Standing in Line in Egypt, But I Am Poor

After surviving an Egyptian prison and obtaining asylum in the United States, Ahmed Naji contemplates wasta and standing...

14 JUNE 2021 • By Ahmed Naji
The Labyrinth of Memory

The Labyrinth of Memory

Critic Ziad Suidan meditates on the meaning of the labyrinth and the walls that can separate us but...

14 MAY 2021 • By Ziad Suidan
Tales from the City of Galéjades

Tales from the City of Galéjades

Longtime Marseille resident and crime novelist François Thomazeau describes his French city of choice.

17 APRIL 2021 • By François Thomazeau
Egypt’s Night of the Battle of Horses and Camels

Egypt’s Night of the Battle of Horses and Camels

Iason Athanasiadis shares his remembrance and unpublished photos from the decisive battle of the 18 days that shook...

14 FEBRUARY 2021 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Bahamut, or the Salt of the Earth

Bahamut, or the Salt of the Earth

Farah Abdessamad remembers the Dead Sea and the myth of Bahamut.

14 JANUARY 2021 • By Farah Abdessamad
The Road to Jerusalem, Then and Now

The Road to Jerusalem, Then and Now

Palestinian attorney and a founder of the human rights organization Al-Haq, Raja Shehadeh takes us on a journey...

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Raja Shehadeh
Artists on the Trump Era

Artists on the Trump Era

Three American artists, Daliah Ammar, Sandow Birk and Jos Sances, share their work, created during the Trump administration.

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By TMR
Beirut In Pieces

Beirut In Pieces

In this wide-ranging essay, the writer revisits life before and after the civil war, participates in Lebanon's revolution,...

15 SEPTEMBER 2020 • By Jenine Abboushi
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