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“There’s Nothing Worse Than War”

“There’s Nothing Worse Than War”

Letter from the Editor: Russia’s Attack on Ukraine seen from European and Middle Eastern Vantage Points

24 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
“A Tunisian Revolt” — the Rebel Power of Arab Comics

“A Tunisian Revolt” — the Rebel Power of Arab Comics

Writer-translator Nada Ghosn talks to the illustrator of a new graphic novel recounting one of Tunisia's earliest uprisings,...

21 FEBRUARY 2022 • By I. Rida Mahmood
LA Sketches: Sneakers and the Man From Taroudant

LA Sketches: Sneakers and the Man From Taroudant

A young artisan from Taroudant, Morocco now calls Los Angeles home and brings a particular flare to shoe...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
LA Sketches: Fred Saidy, Humorist

LA Sketches: Fred Saidy, Humorist

In a blast from Hollywood's colorful past, Lebanese American writer Fred Saidy remembers Mrs. Nazralla's exquisite baklava, and...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
LA Sketches: John Nazarian, Defender of the Underdog

LA Sketches: John Nazarian, Defender of the Underdog

Syrian and Armenian American John Nazarian was for decades a champion of those who struggled in Los Angeles.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
Censorship, Book Burning and Abu Dhabi Orientalism

Censorship, Book Burning and Abu Dhabi Orientalism

Abu Dhabi-based professor Deborah Williams contrasts the new American censorship of "Maus" and Harry Potter book burning with...

7 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Tiyo Attallah Salah-El
The Conspiracy to Conceal Conspiracies

The Conspiracy to Conceal Conspiracies

Every warm-blooded Arab loves a good conspiracy theory — so, it turns out, do many Americans, observes cultural...

7 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Munir Atalla
Getting to the Other Side: a Kurdish Migrant Story

Getting to the Other Side: a Kurdish Migrant Story

Iason Athanasiadis paints the portrait of Bahoz, a stateless Kurd who will keep fighting to become accepted for...

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Iason Athanasiadis
America’s Freedom Hinges on the Survival of its Democracy

America’s Freedom Hinges on the Survival of its Democracy

I. Rida Mahmood calls out the double standards of Republicans and Supreme Court conservatives who argued that no...

3 JANUARY 2022 • By Maece Seirafi
January 6th and the Free Fall of Democracy.

January 6th and the Free Fall of Democracy.

An American expat demonstrates how distance helps one see one's country more clearly, as he laments how far...

3 JANUARY 2022 • By Munir Atalla
The US Democracy Crisis is a Media Crisis and the Mainstream Press is Losing

The US Democracy Crisis is a Media Crisis and the Mainstream Press is Losing

Columnist Lorraine Ali remembers 2021 as the year of the January 6 insurrection, the Covid-19 pandemic and the...

27 DECEMBER 2021 • By Jenny Pollak
Sudden Journeys: From Munich with Love and Realpolitik

Sudden Journeys: From Munich with Love and Realpolitik

A family tragedy (we all have them), powerful forms of devotion and love, and a common political approach...

27 DECEMBER 2021 • By Jenine Abboushi
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