Essays

An Island Without a Sea: Bahrain Odyssey

An Island Without a Sea: Bahrain Odyssey

UK-based poet and editor of Between Two Islands, Ali Al-Jamri takes us on a Bahrain journey.

4 JUNE 2023 • By Ali Al-Jamri
From the City to the Desert—Tahmineh Monzavi

From the City to the Desert—Tahmineh Monzavi

A social realist photographer travels to the Iranian coastal provinces of the Persian Gulf, including Sistan and Baluchistan,...

4 JUNE 2023 • By Tahmineh Monzavi
Turkey’s Earthquake as a Generational Disaster

Turkey’s Earthquake as a Generational Disaster

Sanem Su Avci looks at this year's destructive temblor and asks where can man go when he's being...

4 JUNE 2023 • By Sanem Su Avci
Lithium Dreams, Crisis of the Anthropocene

Lithium Dreams, Crisis of the Anthropocene

Artist and writer Francisco Letelier ponders the earth and the future of his native Chile as it debates...

4 JUNE 2023 • By Francisco Letelier
Earth Strikes Back

Earth Strikes Back

Malu Halasa finds that when it comes to Mother Earth, some artists say it's time we go from...

4 JUNE 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Alien Entities in the Desert

Alien Entities in the Desert

Dror Shohet recalls her otherworldly journey in the desert with her Bedouin guide, Hafez, and a caravan of...

4 JUNE 2023 • By Dror Shohet
Working the News: a Short History of Al Jazeera’s First 30 Years

Working the News: a Short History of Al Jazeera’s First 30 Years

Iason Athanasiadis on how the Arab world’s most famous product went from boisterous matchbox to counter-hegemon with an...

1 MAY 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation

The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation

Ahmed Awadalla reflects on how his pursuit of freedom through a job in Cairo has led to growing...

1 MAY 2023 • By Ahmed Awadalla
The Invisible Walls, a Meditation on Work and Being

The Invisible Walls, a Meditation on Work and Being

Arab writer Nashwa Nasreldin reflects on her work experiences at home and abroad, and on the meaning of...

1 MAY 2023 • By Nashwa Nasreldin
When a Country is not a Country—the Chimera of Borders

When a Country is not a Country—the Chimera of Borders

Writer-photographer Ara Oshagan mediates on the borders between North and South Korea and the blockaded enclave of Artsakh.

17 APRIL 2023 • By Ara Oshagan
Artsakh and the Truth About the Legend of Monte Melkonian

Artsakh and the Truth About the Legend of Monte Melkonian

Seta Kabranian-Melkonian, author and widow of the late Monte “Avo” Melkonian, commander of the Artsakh War for Independence,...

17 APRIL 2023 • By Seta Kabranian-Melkonian
Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey

Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey

Qatari street artist Mubarak Al-Malik stays true to his homeland's heritage and traditions as he takes his signature...

2 APRIL 2023 • By Christina Paschyn
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