Liberation Cosplay: on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer
Events like the Day of the Imprisoned Writer risk becoming mere spectacles until they challenge the status quo.
Essays
A Jewish Meditation on the Palestinian Genocide
A Jewish American has been afraid to express her reservations and criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, but felt she had to speak out.
Between Two Sieges: Translating Roger Assaf in California
Letters from a displaced Lebanese poet today to civil war-era actor-director Roger Assaf evoke Beirut in 1982, 2006 and 2024.
يوم في حياة كارولين كامل في سوق السبت بالقاهرة
.تكتب كارولين كامل عن فرحتها باستكشاف أسواق الأشياء المستعملة النابضة بالحياة في القاهرة، حيث ساعدها لقاؤها بباربي على إنهاء وإرضاء شوق الطفولة الدائم
Beyond Our Gaze: Rethinking Animals in Contemporary Art
Naima Morelli introduces four artists who showcase the role of animals in art as symbols, actors, or something altogether different.
The Felines that Leave Us, and the Humans that Left
An Iranian writer and translator in the heart of Tehran unexpectedly becomes a cat woman, attached to her pets well into adulthood.
Pigeon Love
When Yahia Lababidi finds a bird egg in a flowerpot on his balcony, he ends up raising generations of wild pigeons, bonding with their young.
Palestine, the Land of Grapes and Wine
Historic Palestine has always been a fertile agricultural land, a space of spirituality, and where wine was born and celebrated.
A Year of War Without End
In the guise of an editorial, senior editor Lina Mounzer struggles to find the words to describe the horror of the past year, and hopelessness as we confront endless war.
Visuals and Voices: Palestine Will Not Be a Palimpsest
After a year of the war on Gaza, signs and symbols, art, and visuals from and about Palestine are still being banned, dismissed, or ignored.
Shamrocks & Watermelons: Palestine Politics in Belfast
Through a conflicted prism, the effect of the year-long war in Gaza on the music and politics of Northern Ireland.
Depictions of Genocide: The Un-Imaginable Visibility of Extermination
A bleak and sobering account for those who may still have wanted to believe in the enlightening power of the image.
The Spark of Your Story, Ode to Aaron Bushnell
Honoring the memory of US serviceman Aaron Bushnell, who died for truth and justice in protest of US aid to Israel.
Featured Artists: “Barred From Home”
Refugee camps, control, and dispossessed lives by artists Heba Tannous, Mahmoud Alhaj, Tayseer Barakat, Alaa Albaba, and photographer Iason Athnasiadis.
Mohammad Hafez Ragab: Upsetting the Guards of Cairo
Maha Al Aswad sheds light on Egyptian writer Mohammad Hafez Ragab, a literary figure of the 1960s whose works have been vastly overlooked.