Independent Algeria 60 Years Later: The Untold Story
Algerian critic Fouad Mami parses his nation's history and independence from France, on Algeria's 60th anniversary.
Essays
Libya’s Censored Novelist, Mohammed al-Naas, Revealed
Ghazi Gheblawi talks to young Libyan novelist Mohammed al-Naas, presently working out of Tunisia.
“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation
A writer born into both Arabic and Hebrew linguistic traditions finds herself writing in English but longing for Arabic.
Sulafa Zidani: “Three Buses and the Rhythm of Remembering”
Riding the bus down memory lane, a Palestinian American scholar of digital culture at MIT recalls her time in Jerusalem and Haifa.
Barrak Alzaid: “Pink and Blue”
A young storyteller in Kuwait is captivated by the lives of Filipina women he does not know.
Algeria and Albert Camus
Oliver Gloag explores the conflicted Algerian and French identity of Albert Camus, reviewing his later novels, stories and statements.
My Amazighitude: On the Indigenous Identity of North Africa
Brahim El Guabli explores his Amazigh roots while championing the struggle of all indigenous peoples.
We, Palestinian Israelis
Jenine Abboushi finds that only as Israeli citizens can Palestinians "min el-dakhil" fight for equal rights.
Can the Bilingual Speak?
Anton Shammas — the Palestinian novelist who wrote the Hebrew-language "Arabeques" — attempts to sort himself.
Adafina Brings Alive Childhood Memories from Tangier
Writer Yaëlle Azagury recalls childhood lessons she learned from her mother's adafina, a special dish for Shabbat.
Abū Ḥamza’s Bread
In which Philip Grant muses on Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq’s tenth century cookbook, "Kitāb aṭ-Ṭabīkh" and cooking and baking 12 centuries later.
The Law and Politics of Food Sovereignty
Cultural anthropologist Matthew Canfield explains the socio-legal basics of food sovereignty and sustainable farming.