Celebrating Mawlid An-Nabaoui with Stambeli Trance in Tunis
Shreya Parikh joins an authentic ritual for the birth of the Prophet in her Tunis medina.
Essays
What the Iran Protests Mean for Us—Kamin Mohammadi
British-Iranian writer Kamin Mohammadi is a keen observer of the women-led movement that is roiling Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini.
Defiance—an essay from Sara Mokhavat
When an oppressive, insulting cleric makes life unbearable at a university campus in Tehran, students rebel. Pandemonium ensues.
The Postcard Women’s Imaginarium: Decolonizing the Western Gaze
Salma Ahmad Caller reflects on curating a unique museum-quality exhibition of postcards and objects orientalizing women
Yemen’s Feminist Trailblazer Flees Death Threats for a New Life in the UK
Facing death threats from the Houthis, minister of education Nadia Al-Sakkaf, editor in chief of the Yemen Times, flees Yemen.
Zoulikha, Forgotten Freedom Fighter of the Algerian War
Fouad Mami meditates on a nearly forgotten heroine of Algeria's war for independence, who was memorialzied in an Assia Djebar novel.
Nawal El-Saadawi, a Heroine in Prison
Ibrahim Fawzy remembers the late, great Egyptian feminist author, doctor and activist Nawal El-Saadawi.
Sudden Journeys: Israel’s Intimate Separations—Part 1
In a new three-part travel series on Israel/Palestine, Jenine Abboushi lays bare the surveillance state.
Translating Walter Benjamin on Berlin, a German-Arabic Journey
Ahmed Farouk, the Arabic translator of Günter Grass, W. G. Sebald and Rosa Luxemburg, among others, struggles with Walter Benjamin.
My Berlin Triptych: On Museums and Restitution
Filmmaker and historian Viola Shafik muses on German art, colonialism and restitution in Berlin.
Berlin Gastronomical: A Feast of Flavors
Author and literature professor Randa Aboubakr, who travels back and forth from Cairo to Berlin, explores the city's Arab offerings.
Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck
A serial entrepreneur, engineer and nomad settles in Berlin, only to start up an Egyptian food truck.
Exile, Music, Hope & Nostalgia Among Berlin’s Arab Immigrants
Cultural historian Diana Abbani meditates on music among Berlin's Arab immigrants.
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.
Libya’s Censored Novelist, Mohammed al-Naas, Revealed
Ghazi Gheblawi talks to young Libyan novelist Mohammed al-Naas, presently working out of Tunisia.