Danger looms over this story, set in pre-Nakba Palestine, about a protective mother and her young son.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sahar Mustafah
In this Christmas story, we encounter an unexpected family gathering, consisting of two cast-off sons and two repentant...
19 DECEMBER 2025 • By Ioanna Karystiani
In this exclusive short story, a Palestinian aspiring poet in New York City tries to solve an unsolvable...
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Omar Khalifah
In this short story translated from Persian, an ordinary day swiftly — and brutally — changes course.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Abdollah Nazari
This gritty thriller interweaves multiple perspectives to explore exile, identity, resistance, and the human cost of war.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Mirna Al-Mahdi
Small-time crook Magdy survives a street brawl, an angry relative, and an accidental murder — all in one...
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Mohab Aref
A lonely Lebanese writer welcomes a poor woman into his home, unwittingly realizing that it is she who...
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By MK Harb
A console included with an arthouse film in Syria allows viewers to watch characters from various films form...
3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Sanad Tabbaa
This excerpt from Play the Game by French-Algerian author Fatima Daas explores what it means to grow up...
3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Fatima Daas
This excerpt from Ahmed El-Fakharani's latest novel questions whether virtual friendships are real or simply a facade masking...
3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Ahmed El Fakharany
Two Lebanese men who knew each other in childhood meet. Before they can become lovers, they must first...
3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Youssef Manessa
Winner of the 2025 Azhar Writing Prize — A foreign correspondent confronts devastation and violence before crossing a...
26 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Hussain A. Ayoub
