Essays

On Bilgé, Time Arrows, and the Indigenous Turn

On Bilgé, Time Arrows, and the Indigenous Turn

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
Making Art During a Genocide

Making Art During a Genocide

An artist is unable to go on with life and work as usual, while Israelis are committed to...

10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Myriam Cohenca
The War on Palestinians Didn’t Start on October 7

The War on Palestinians Didn’t Start on October 7

Two years into the crushing genocide in Gaza, Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi recalls her displacements and the significance of...

10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
مقتطف من كتاب «النص الأصلي» لمحمد الفولي: ثيبيرناتِس

مقتطف من كتاب «النص الأصلي» لمحمد الفولي: ثيبيرناتِس

في هذا المقتطف من كتاب «النص الأصلي»، يحدثنا محمد الفولي عن مصادفات دراسته اللغة الإسبانية، وعن العلاقة الخفية...

6 OCTOBER 2025 • By محمد الفولي
Blue, The Arabian Red Fox

Blue, The Arabian Red Fox

An artist watching starvation in Gaza from afar befriends a fox in Abu Dhabi. Nature, the destroyer, also...

3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Noura Ali-Ramahi
You Want Your Friends to See Who You Really Are

You Want Your Friends to See Who You Really Are

A writer confronts the harsh reality of performative acceptance versus true solidarity as her community's struggles become inconvenient.

3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Christina Adranly
Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

The Israeli army’s siege of Tulkarm prompts one writer to bear witness to the brutal consequences of conquest...

3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Thoth
مقتطف من كتاب حسام السيد: نوبة حراسة الأحلام

مقتطف من كتاب حسام السيد: نوبة حراسة الأحلام

جزء من كتاب بديع لحسام السيد، حيث يسرد تأملاته عن الأحلام والسينما والكتب، ينتمي الكتاب إلى تصنيف نادر...

22 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By حسام السيد
The Silencing of Algeria

The Silencing of Algeria

Six years after the Hirak mass protest movement in Algeria in 2019, an atmosphere of fear and silence...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Ilhem Rachidi
في رثاء المقهى الذي أغلق عينيه

في رثاء المقهى الذي أغلق عينيه

ظل مقهى «ستراند» في باب اللوق بالقاهرة مكانًا لتجمع الفنانين والكتاب والصحفيين لسنوات عديدة، على الرغم من ذلك،...

15 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By هبة حافظ
Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad? Sudan’s War, Displacement, Illusions

Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad? Sudan’s War, Displacement, Illusions

A former volunteer in Khartoum questions if "madness" is an illness or a rational response in a trauma-ridden...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Robert Bociaga
Girl, Cat, Wolf Under the Bed

Girl, Cat, Wolf Under the Bed

An exploration of our connections with animal symbols delves into how they intertwine with themes of fear, survival,...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Dina Shehata
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