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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
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
All the Old Fears

All the Old Fears

Mohammad Rabie conducts a poignant self-examination, reflecting on a lifetime of fear from childhood to adulthood and its...

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
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
Ziad Rahbani: The Making of a Lebanese Jazz Legend

Ziad Rahbani: The Making of a Lebanese Jazz Legend

A look at Ziad Rahbani's life and legacy, and the man who first introduced him to the jazz...

8 AUGUST 2025 • By Diran Mardirian
Amal Doesn’t Even Know What a Banana Is: Child Malnutrition in Gaza

Amal Doesn’t Even Know What a Banana Is: Child Malnutrition in Gaza

A writer in Gaza reports on the consequences of Israel's blocking humanitarian aid and medicines from entering the...

1 AUGUST 2025 • By Asem Al Jerjawi
Architectural Biennale Confronts Brutality of Climate Change

Architectural Biennale Confronts Brutality of Climate Change

As planet temperatures rise, architects in the Middle East eschew Western fixes and revitalize local solutions.

1 AUGUST 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
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