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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 Francisco Letelier
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
Music in the Middle East: Business can’t Buy Authenticity

Music in the Middle East: Business can’t Buy Authenticity

180,000 electronic music aficionados attended the SOUNDSTORM festival in Riyadh this month, but as columnist Melissa Chemam writes,...

20 DECEMBER 2021 • By Melissa Chemam
My Lebanese Landlord, Lebanese Bankdits, and German Racism

My Lebanese Landlord, Lebanese Bankdits, and German Racism

Racism props up its ugly head from every quarter, but Tariq Mehmood refuses to be deterred.

15 DECEMBER 2021 • By Lawrence Joffe
An Arab and a Jew Walk into a Bar…

An Arab and a Jew Walk into a Bar…

Our columnist compares Arab/Muslim and Jewish humor and finds more in common than one might expect.

15 DECEMBER 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
Reflections on Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E. at 50

Reflections on Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E. at 50

The powerhouse United Arab Emirates has just fêted 50 years as a country, and 10-year resident Deborah Williams...

13 DECEMBER 2021 • By Tiyo Attallah Salah-El
The (Afghan) Writer Who Sold His Book Collection to Pay the Rent

The (Afghan) Writer Who Sold His Book Collection to Pay the Rent

Selling off your beloved book collection to pay the rent hurts, but it beats starving or being out...

13 DECEMBER 2021 • By weglot-editor
Burning Forests, Burning Nations

Burning Forests, Burning Nations

Columnist Hadani Ditmars recounts meeting strangers at the beach during fire season in British Columbia and finds Syria...

15 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
FIRE: An Abbreviated Reading List

FIRE: An Abbreviated Reading List

Here are a few staff picks in a very short list that could benefit from having us add...

15 NOVEMBER 2021 • By
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