Amal Ghandour reflects on a 2025 rich with tragedy, disappointment, and political smoke and mirrors.
19 DECEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
In her column, Amal Ghandour ruminates on Lebanese poet Nadia Tueni and the director who filmed her, Maroun...
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Between old friends with widely divergent destinies, how does one break up, and when is the right time...
21 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
Thinking about icons past and present, Amal Ghandour remembers Egypt's "Star of the East" on the 50th anniversary...
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Respite, please, from genocide and famine in Gaza, but not from torment and heartbreak. Respite, please, for whatever...
24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Forbidden or taboo love? In a world where we live free, how could such stymied conventions continue to...
24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
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 Lina Mounzer
How do you practice self-acceptance the next time your mother admonishes you over a cookie or your body...
22 AUGUST 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
What do you do when an old friend continues to disappoint, when it comes to the matter of...
25 JULY 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
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 Lina Mounzer
