Essays

A Proustian Alexandria

A Proustian Alexandria

Claiming a past that never existed previously in the city, nostalgia overwhelms the inhabitants of Alexandria, writes Mohamed...

3 MAY 2024 • By Mohamed Gohar
Sargon Boulus Revisited: Encomium to an Assyrian Poet

Sargon Boulus Revisited: Encomium to an Assyrian Poet

Youssef Rakha revisits his fascination with Sargon Boulos who managed to live out poetic Arabness in exile as...

3 MAY 2024 • By Youssef Rakha
The Elephant in the Box

The Elephant in the Box

Revisiting her memories of Egypt's January 25 revolution, Asmaa Elgamal finds that denying common sense is the worst...

3 MAY 2024 • By Asmaa Elgamal
Bloodied Dispatches—Ahmed Isselmou on the Gaza Carnage

Bloodied Dispatches—Ahmed Isselmou on the Gaza Carnage

The assault on Gaza is the longest and deadliest Israeli offensive to date, and the worst in targeting...

3 MAY 2024 • By Ahmed Isselmou
Not Forgotten, Not (All) Erased: Palestine’s Sacred Shrines

Not Forgotten, Not (All) Erased: Palestine’s Sacred Shrines

Palestine's shrines are a part of a heritage that has been intentionally erased since the Nakba of 1948,...

3 MAY 2024 • By Gabriel Polley
Freedom—Ruminations of a Syrian Refugee

Freedom—Ruminations of a Syrian Refugee

It is obvious that we will never forget; but it is unclear how to proceed with “un-forgetting" writes...

3 MAY 2024 • By Reem Alghazzi
The Art of Letting Go: On the Path to Willful Abandonment

The Art of Letting Go: On the Path to Willful Abandonment

Nashwa Nasreldine explores the importance of holding onto failed attempts to capture fleeting moments for the sake of...

3 MAY 2024 • By Nashwa Nasreldin
Malak Mattar: No Words, Only Scenes of Ruin

Malak Mattar: No Words, Only Scenes of Ruin

Malak Mattar's artwork at the Venice Biennale evokes a multi-sensory experience that demands to be felt, writes Nadine...

26 APRIL 2024 • By Nadine Nour el Din
Paris, Abstraction and the Art of Yvette Achkar

Paris, Abstraction and the Art of Yvette Achkar

Arie Amaya-Akkermans delves into Yvette Achkar's compelling artwork depicting the resilience of the human spirit in the face...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Holding Back the Bobos: Portrait of Paris’ Belleville

Holding Back the Bobos: Portrait of Paris’ Belleville

In Paris, Belleville struggles to hang on to its immigrant roots while the world's cities gentrify and price...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Cole Stangler
Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

With genocidal violence raging in Gaza and muzzling of pro-Palestinian voices throughout France, Ariella Azoulay's word is now...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Sasha Moujaes
Happy as an Arab in Paris

Happy as an Arab in Paris

Wanis El Kabbaj fondly reminisces about his father's elation while in Paris and the profound significance the city...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Wanis El Kabbaj
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