Essays

You Want Your Friends to See Who You Really Are

You Want Your Friends to See Who You Really Are

A writer confronts the harsh reality of performative acceptance versus true solidarity as her community's struggles become inconvenient.

3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Christina Adranly
Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

The Israeli army’s siege of Tulkarm prompts one writer to bear witness to the brutal consequences of conquest...

3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Thoth
مقتطف من كتاب حسام السيد: نوبة حراسة الأحلام

مقتطف من كتاب حسام السيد: نوبة حراسة الأحلام

جزء من كتاب بديع لحسام السيد، حيث يسرد تأملاته عن الأحلام والسينما والكتب، ينتمي الكتاب إلى تصنيف نادر...

22 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By حسام السيد
The Silencing of Algeria

The Silencing of Algeria

Six years after the Hirak mass protest movement in Algeria in 2019, an atmosphere of fear and silence...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Ilhem Rachidi
في رثاء المقهى الذي أغلق عينيه

في رثاء المقهى الذي أغلق عينيه

ظل مقهى «ستراند» في باب اللوق بالقاهرة مكانًا لتجمع الفنانين والكتاب والصحفيين لسنوات عديدة، على الرغم من ذلك،...

15 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By هبة حافظ
All the Old Fears

All the Old Fears

Mohammad Rabie conducts a poignant self-examination, reflecting on a lifetime of fear.

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Mohammad Rabie
Trauma After Gaza

Trauma After Gaza

Joelle M. Abi-Rached reflects on the failures of psychiatry and psychiatric language in addressing the trauma arising from...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Joelle Abi-Rached
Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad? Sudan’s War, Displacement, Illusions

Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad? Sudan’s War, Displacement, Illusions

A former volunteer in Khartoum questions if "madness" is an illness or a rational response in a trauma-ridden...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Robert Bociaga
Girl, Cat, Wolf Under the Bed

Girl, Cat, Wolf Under the Bed

An exploration of our connections with animal symbols delves into how they intertwine with themes of fear, survival,...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Dina Shehata
I Don’t Have Time For This Right Now

I Don’t Have Time For This Right Now

Fourteen million people have been displaced from Sudan due to the war, finding joy in life between the...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Re'al Bakhit
Remaining in Light: Iranians Search for Solace and Well-Being

Remaining in Light: Iranians Search for Solace and Well-Being

Iranian doctors, psychotherapists, and exiled human rights advocates are exploring new talk therapy methods to combat despair amid...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Malu Halasa
From Stitch to Symbol: The Power of Palestinian Tatreez

From Stitch to Symbol: The Power of Palestinian Tatreez

Palestinian embroidery is dynamic, and artists, designers, and makers are constantly finding new ways to innovate and reinterpret...

22 AUGUST 2025 • By Joanna Barakat
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