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House Arrest

House Arrest

I knew this lockdown business was serious when they cancelled my convocation.

15 OCTOBER 2021 • By Claire Berlinski
The Story of Jericho Sheikh Daoud and His Beloved Mansaf

The Story of Jericho Sheikh Daoud and His Beloved Mansaf

Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan recounts the tale of famed imprisoned leader Sheikh Daoud Iriqat and his beloved dish,...

15 OCTOBER 2021 • By Fadi Kattan
Iraq’s Tishreen Movement Lives, Despite Government Corruption, Oppression

Iraq’s Tishreen Movement Lives, Despite Government Corruption, Oppression

October marks the second anniversary of Iraq’s thawra. The non-violent Tishreen movement continues to demand all the things...

11 OCTOBER 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
Kurdish Poet and Writer Meral Şimşek Merits Her Freedom

Kurdish Poet and Writer Meral Şimşek Merits Her Freedom

Jordan Elgrably   Imagine, if you will, being put on trial for publishing poems and stories extolling the...

4 OCTOBER 2021 • By Jordan Elgrably
Water-Deprived Palestinians Endure Settler Rampage, while Army Punishes NGO Protesters

Water-Deprived Palestinians Endure Settler Rampage, while Army Punishes NGO Protesters

Brett Kline   In the last days of September, violent incidents in the South Hebron Hills area of...

4 OCTOBER 2021 • By Brett Kline
20 Years Ago This Month, 9/11 at Souk Ukaz

20 Years Ago This Month, 9/11 at Souk Ukaz

Hadani Ditmars The commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 unfolds in televisual real time and yet with...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban

Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban

On the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Hadani Ditmars remembers the treasures and the ruins of Afghanistan...

16 AUGUST 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
Beirut Drag Queens Lead the Way for Arab LGBTQ+ Visibility

Beirut Drag Queens Lead the Way for Arab LGBTQ+ Visibility

Moustafa Daly talks to leaders in Lebanon’s creative and LBGTQ community about the drag queen scene.

8 AUGUST 2021 • By Anonymous
Remember 18:07 and Light a Flame for Beirut

Remember 18:07 and Light a Flame for Beirut

We remember the devastating blast at the Port of Beirut last August 4th, 2020, and call for justice...

4 AUGUST 2021 • By
In Flawed Democracies, White Supremacy and Ethnocentrism Flourish

In Flawed Democracies, White Supremacy and Ethnocentrism Flourish

The author of The Unchosen: The Lives of Israel's New Others contrasts American white supremacy with Israeli Jewish...

1 AUGUST 2021 • By George Jad Khoury
When War is Just Another Name for Murder

When War is Just Another Name for Murder

Political scientist and historian Norman G. Finkelstein discusses the early history of Israel's blockade of Gaza, laying bare...

15 JULY 2021 • By Mosab Abu Toha
“Sumud” — the Gazan Secret to Survival

“Sumud” — the Gazan Secret to Survival

The Palestinians of Gaza continue to survive despite incredible odds, thanks in no small part to their steadfastness...

14 JULY 2021 • By Jordan Elgrably
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