In Nektaria Anastasiadou's experience, agents, publishers and editors often have peculiar ideas about what constitutes Middle East fiction.
6 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
Ammiel Alcalay writes of the gatekeepers who have affected every aspect of his writing, cultural, and public life.
6 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Ammiel Alcalay
Art, activism, archaeology, and archiving are crucial for rebuilding and healing cities by combining the past and present.
23 AUGUST 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
The essence of Palestinian resilience, survival, and resistance is rooted in dispossession, as noted by Dana El Saleh.
16 AUGUST 2024 • By Dana El Saleh
To celebrate the forthcoming publication of Selim Temo's "Nightlands," we present an introductory essay and two poems from...
9 AUGUST 2024 • By Zêdan Xelef
The Bīylmawn festival has recently made a comeback but not everyone is pleased with the highly stylized and...
12 JULY 2024 • By Brahim El Guabli
The meta-narrative in Frank Herbert's Dune trilogy foresees the modern disaster of never-ending colonialism and a planet destroyed...
5 JULY 2024 • By Ahmed Naji
Flaubert's theory of meaning and form rests on a mystical conception of the nature of writing, alongside the...
5 JULY 2024 • By Tarek Abi Samra
While studying abroad in Alexandria, Bel Parker becomes a butcher's apprentice to immerse herself in the local language...
5 JULY 2024 • By Bel Parker
A writer's satirical guide on how to write about the hapless, subjugated Kurds, if you're not already filming...
14 JUNE 2024 • By Matt Broomfield
Al Jadid editor Elie Chalala finds that Lebanese intellectuals’ defense of expat director Wadji Mouawad contrasts with state...
7 JUNE 2024 • By Elie Chalala
Omar Naim set out to create a film about the Lebanese theatre scene where stage honesty clashes with...
7 JUNE 2024 • By Omar Naim
