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2 May, 2025 • Abdellah Taïa, Jordan Elgrably

“Return to Salé,” an excerpt from Le Bastion des Larmes

Returning to Salé, his hometown in Morocco, a writer and educator is haunted by the voice of a gay lover, who insists on being remembered.

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2 May, 2025 • Betty Shamieh

“Return to Ramallah,” an excerpt from Too Soon by Betty Shamieh

Shamieh's novel "Too Soon" invites the audience to reflect on their relationships with home and the multifaceted nature of belonging.

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7 March, 2025 • Nejoud Al-Yagout

Hate Mail, Death Threats in When the Haboob Sings

A captivating novel about a woman’s challenging journey and her sacrifices to stay true to herself in a conformist world.

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13 December, 2024 • Wendy Pearlman

Kareem’s Story, Excerpt from The Home I Worked to Make

A Syrian medical student from Damascus, forced into exile, shares his story with political scientist Wendy Pearlman — anonymously.

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16 August, 2024 • Badar Salem

“Kill the Music”—an excerpt from a new novel by Badar Salem

In this excerpt from Badar Salem's "Deserted as a Crowded Room," Majdal falls in love with a West Bank resistance fighter who winds up in solitary confinement.

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3 May, 2024 • Ralph Hubbell

“The Forgotten”—a short story by Oğuz Atay

Regarded internationally as one of Turkey’s greatest writers, Oğuz Atay (1934-1977) remains largely untranslated into English.

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3 March, 2024 • Emran Feroz

The Legacy of the CIA, from Graveyard Empire

Austro-Afghan reporter Emran Feroz has published a new book on four decades of intervention in Afghanistan, with a chapter on the CIA's legacy.

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25 December, 2023 • Paola Caridi

Inside Hamas: From Resistance to Regime

An exclusive excerpt from the 2023 title "Hamas: From Resistance to Regime" by Paola Caridi, translated by Andrea Teti.

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4 December, 2023 • Antony Loewenstein

The Palestine Laboratory and Gaza: An Excerpt

Antony Loewenstein, winner of Australia's highest journalism award, presents his latest exploration of Israel and Palestine.

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3 December, 2023 • Mohammed Abdelnabi, Nada Faris

Almost Every Day—from the novel by Mohammed Abdelnabi

An exclusive excerpt from Mohammed Abdelnabi's latest novel "Almost Every Day," translated from the Arabic by Nada Faris.

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5 November, 2023 • Hisham Bustani, Addie Leak

From An Improvised Attempt to Understand Social Transformations in Amman: “urbane” behavior in a city that is not a city

An exclusive excerpt from the new bilingual Arabic-English book "Waking Up to My Distorted City" by Hisham Bustani and Linda Al Khoury on the "urban" distortion of Amman.

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11 September, 2023 • Andrew Quilty

The Fall of Kabul: Parwan Detention Facility, Bagram District, Parwan Province

In his new book, Andrew Quilty relates some of the blowback after 9/11 brought about the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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3 September, 2023 • Hilal Chouman, Nashwa Nasreldin

“Sadness in My Heart”—a story by Hilal Chouman

In this newly translated novel excerpt from Hilal Chouman, the son of a civil war fighter learns about his father from a Lebanese minister.

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14 August, 2023 • Albert Swissa, Gil Anidjar

Bound Together: My Longings for Ishmael

Albert Swissa reminds us that Isaac had a brother who was expelled and erased, with his mother Hagar, from the house of his father.

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4 June, 2023 • Fadi Zaghmout, Rana Asfour

Fiction: An Excerpt from Fadi Zaghmout’s Hope On Earth

In a dystopian world, thanks to AI, people no longer die because they can be upgraded to better and more functional forms.

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