Fiction

“Asha and Haaji”—a story by Hanif Kureishi

“Asha and Haaji”—a story by Hanif Kureishi

The author of the story collection "Love in a Blue Time" weaves a dystopian tale of migrants, love...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Hanif Kureishi
Mai Al-Nakib: “Naaseha’s Counsel”

Mai Al-Nakib: “Naaseha’s Counsel”

The author of the novel "An Unlasting Home" recalls stories of African slaves in Iraq and Kuwait.

15 JUNE 2022 • By Mai Al-Nakib
“Godshow.com”—a short story by Ahmed Naji

“Godshow.com”—a short story by Ahmed Naji

The Egyptian novelist and author of "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison" finds versions of Islam in...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
Joumana Haddad: “Victim #232”

Joumana Haddad: “Victim #232”

A preview of the new Arabic novel from the author of "I Killed Scheherazade" and "Superman is an...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Joumana Haddad
Rabih Alameddine: “Remembering Nasser”

Rabih Alameddine: “Remembering Nasser”

Winner of the 2022 PEN/Faulkner award, novelist Rabih Alameddine tells an essential story from his Beirut childhood.

15 JUNE 2022 • By Maryam Mortaz
Nektaria Anastasiadou: “Gold in Taksim Square”

Nektaria Anastasiadou: “Gold in Taksim Square”

The novelist behind "A Recipe for Daphne" returns to multicultural Istanbul to write about love and death amongst...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
Dima Mikhayel Matta: “This Text Is a Very Lonely Document”

Dima Mikhayel Matta: “This Text Is a Very Lonely Document”

A bold excerpt from the new Saqi anthology, "This Arab is Queer," in which a non-binary person from...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Karén Jallatyan
Lisa Teasley: “Death is Beautiful”

Lisa Teasley: “Death is Beautiful”

Should we be happy we're finite? Lisa Teasley weaves a tale merging art, transhumanists and artificial intelligence.

15 JUNE 2022 • By Taline Voskeritchian
Bakhtiyar Ali: “The Prisoner and the Plague”

Bakhtiyar Ali: “The Prisoner and the Plague”

From one of the most prominent contemporary authors and poets from Iraqi Kurdistan comes an unforgettable tale of...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Bakytiyar Ali
Selma Dabbagh: “Trash”

Selma Dabbagh: “Trash”

A short story of international love from the author of the Gaza novel "Out of It."

15 JUNE 2022 • By Claudia Wiens
“Buenos Aires of Her Eyes”—a story by Alireza Iranmehr

“Buenos Aires of Her Eyes”—a story by Alireza Iranmehr

One of contemporary Iran's best storytellers conjures a tale of octogenarian love in a Nabokovian mode.

15 JUNE 2022 • By Alireza Iranmehr
“The Salamander”—fiction from Sarah AlKahly-Mills

“The Salamander”—fiction from Sarah AlKahly-Mills

In this magical tale set in Lebanon and on a mysterious Mediterranean island, people dream of escape while...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Sarah AlKahly-Mills
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