Why Fawwaz Traboulsi?
Twenty years ago, argues Amal Ghandour, it would have been Edward Said. It’s Traboulsi, his best translator, in 2023.
Twenty years ago, argues Amal Ghandour, it would have been Edward Said. It’s Traboulsi, his best translator, in 2023.
In her new book, Dima Issa argues that the influence of Lebanese vocal artist Fairouz on the Arab diaspora has been profound.
Yasmine Al Rashidi on writer-thinker Alaa Abdel Fattah who advocates for the rights of those without platforms to campaign for themselves.
Naima Morelli talks to Rose Issa, Sara Raza, Farah Abushullaih and Alia Al-Senussi about art and intellectuals.
Aomar Boom describes the centrality of donkeys and mules to life in the unforgiving earthquake-shattered terrain of the High Atlas Mountains.
Brahim El Guabli argues that Morocco's disaster survivors must be able to communicate in their mother tongue.
Arie Amaya-Akkermans does a deep dive into the fascinating career of Istanbul-born Greek Armenian artist Hera Büyüktaşçıyan.
Matt Hanson, an art writer in Turkey, drives across the high plains between Ankara and Konya to see a site-specific art installation.
Renowned record producer Sir Robin Millar reports from Marrakesh, 45 miles from the epicenter of Morocco’s devastating earthquake.
The other 9/11: Francisco Letelier on Ariel Dorfman's latest novel in the context of his family's history in Chile and his father's assassination.
A woman's sexual ruminations kindles memories of her conservative upbringing in Iran and a longing for the liberating poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad.
Selma Dabbagh's run through a London cemetery proves to be valuable fodder for the creative inspiration the writer was searching for.