Ono explores the dissonance of a reality in which many feel like they in fact need protection from...
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sheryl Ono
Israeli settlement plans in and around Bethlehem threaten a centuries-old monastery, green spaces, and even a cemetery.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By A Mom from Bethlehem
Raja Shehadeh offers a simple but impossible answer to this simple but impossible question: "And yet we must."
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Raja Shehadeh
James Baldwin's Turkish exile, a lesser-told chapter in his life, offered safety, privacy, and most importantly, a creative...
19 DECEMBER 2025 • By Öykü Tekten
The Marrakesh African Book Festival (FLAM) challenges a western-focused discourse, foregrounding African writers.
12 DECEMBER 2025 • By Lulu Norman
Playwright Melis Aker makes a compelling argument in favor of shadows.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Melis Aker
Neemah Ahamed explores what home means when one's life is upended and what once held cherished emotions disintegrates.
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Neemah Ahamed
An essay on how and why grieving for Palestine is being policed in classrooms, newsrooms, and beyond.
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Adam Makary
Maysaa Alajjan on a homeland that never accepted her, and another that she never knew.
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Maysaa Alajjan
أمضى محمد فرج أعوامًا في رحلة بحث عن تفاصيل حياة دكتور طه محمود طه، مترجم جيمس جويس الأسطوري،...
20 OCTOBER 2025 • By محمد فرج
In the Global South, abstraction connects with modernism and evades censorship. Could it be a powerful way to...
10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
An artist is unable to go on with life and work as usual, while Israelis are committed to...
10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Myriam Cohenca
