“Fatima and The Handsome Jew”—Ali Al-Muqri
In "The Handsome Jew" the novelist from Yemen recounts a powerful yet tragic tale of forbidden love.
In "The Handsome Jew" the novelist from Yemen recounts a powerful yet tragic tale of forbidden love.
The Markaz Review presents Libya's Mohammed al-Naas in these exclusive excerpts translated by Rana Asfour.
Shahd Alshammari, a scholar of illness and disability, has written an extended study of literary madness.
A preview of the new Arabic novel from the author of "I Killed Scheherazade" and "Superman is an Arab."
In these stories from his impassioned memoir, Steve Sabella works to decolonize the mind and liberate his identity.
From one of the most prominent contemporary authors and poets from Iraqi Kurdistan comes an unforgettable tale of oppression, and freedom.
Translator Alice Guthrie shares a preview of Al-Nadawi's exquisite 2017 novel "Qismet," a Kurdish story set in Iraq and Iran.
From the fabulous — some would say surreal — Jordanian storyteller who gave us "The Monotonous Chaos of Existence."
khulud khamis [sic], a Slovak-Palestinian writer living in Haifa, shares an excerpt from her novel in which Maisoon and Christina go on a journey.
Palestinian Israeli Maurice Ebileeni looks at the Palestinian experience within and beyond the homeland.
Cultural anthropologist Matthew Canfield explains the socio-legal basics of food sovereignty and sustainable farming.
Malu Halasa performs Mai Ghoussoub's groundbreaking essay, "Chewing Viagra Gum."