Thinking about icons past and present, Amal Ghandour remembers Egypt's "Star of the East" on the 50th anniversary...
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Respite, please, from genocide and famine in Gaza, but not from torment and heartbreak. Respite, please, for whatever...
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Forbidden or taboo love? In a world where we live free, how could such stymied conventions continue to...
24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Souseh
Amal Ghandour helps parse these Orwellian times from the perspective of an Arab writer living between Beirut, Amman...
10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
A woman living in the capital of the United States during fascism and genocide nonetheless yearns for a...
26 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Souseh
How do you practice self-acceptance the next time your mother admonishes you over a cookie or your body...
22 AUGUST 2025 • By Souseh
What do you do when an old friend continues to disappoint, when it comes to the matter of...
25 JULY 2025 • By Souseh
A meditation on how war distorts the perception of time, transforming events and emotions into distant memories.
4 JULY 2025 • By Alireza Iranmehr
Souseh counsels hope and continued resistance to an anxious mother worried about her kids in dangerous times.
20 JUNE 2025 • By Souseh
Souseh answers a letter from a reader wondering how to handle her younger sister, who is enamored of...
23 MAY 2025 • By Souseh
Embattled Algerian-French author Kamel Daoud won France’s most prestigious literary prize for a story he is accused of...
16 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
An advice column that tackles personal questions inflected by our greater social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.
4 APRIL 2025 • By Souseh
