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“Double Apple”—a short story by MK Harb

“Double Apple”—a short story by MK Harb

Negotiating the secret byways of Beirut, a cousin helps a cousin achieve his heart’s greatest desire — for...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By MK Harb
A Treatise on Love

A Treatise on Love

When disaster strikes Maryam Haidari between Tunis and Tehran, the past seven years of her life as a...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Maryam Haidari
Tears of the Patriarch

Tears of the Patriarch

An exclusive excerpt from Dina Wahba's book "Counter Revolutionary Egypt" describes how the lachrymose president manipulates the public.

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Dina Wahba
Hashem & Sara on Their Intimate Podcast, “Bath Ya Hashem”

Hashem & Sara on Their Intimate Podcast, “Bath Ya Hashem”

Mohammad Rabie lifts the lid on the makings of the popular Arab podcast "Bath ya Hashem," hosted and...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Mohammad Rabie
Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي

Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي

Mohammad Shawky Hassan reflects on the original story that informed the making of "Shall I Compare You to...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Mohammad Shawky Hassan
A Century of Sergei Parajanov: Conjurer of Cinematic Worlds

A Century of Sergei Parajanov: Conjurer of Cinematic Worlds

William Gourlay revisits the works of Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, who created cinematic moments from across Europe, the...

29 JANUARY 2024 • By William Gourlay
Messages from Gaza Now /4

Messages from Gaza Now /4

Tragic and horrifying, Hossam Madhoun’s 'Messages from Gaza Now' is an invaluable eye witness account inside Gaza’s war...

22 JANUARY 2024 • By Hossam Madhoun
Nothing out of the Ordinary: A Journalist’s West Bank Memories

Nothing out of the Ordinary: A Journalist’s West Bank Memories

Chloé Benoist, a French journalist and editor, writes of her time spent reporting from the West Bank.

22 JANUARY 2024 • By Chloé Benoist
Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

As a solar power plant overtakes a Moroccan desert town, reconfiguring its visual and territorial makeup, there are...

15 JANUARY 2024 • By Brahim El Guabli
Messages from Gaza Now / 3

Messages from Gaza Now / 3

Hell continues in a never-ending war, yet with sumud, the Palestinian people remain resourceful, remarkable and above all,...

8 JANUARY 2024 • By Hossam Madhoun
The Apocalypse is a Dance Party

The Apocalypse is a Dance Party

Turkish artist Sena Başöz explores the metaphor of the magnolia and the advent of the apocalypse within the...

8 JANUARY 2024 • By Sena Başöz
Gaza Sunbirds: the Palestinian Para-Cyclists Who Won’t Quit

Gaza Sunbirds: the Palestinian Para-Cyclists Who Won’t Quit

Gaza's professional para-cycling team for amputee athletes rise above Gaza's darkest days through determination and excellence in sport.

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Malu Halasa
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