In this flash fiction by Abdullah Nasser, a couple struggling to conceive undergoes a transformation that changes everything.
5 JULY 2024 • By Abdullah NasserIn Haidar Al Ghazali's short story, a Palestinian father during the war on Gaza makes an impossible choice.
5 JULY 2024 • By Haidar Al GhazaliAn excerpt from Omani writer Huda Hamed’s bittersweet coming-of-age novel about race and self in a new English...
5 JULY 2024 • By Huda HamedAreej Gamal's translated short story from Egypt depicts a potted plant and forbidden love that become intertwined, with...
3 MAY 2024 • By Areej GamalRegarded internationally as one of Turkey’s greatest writers, Oğuz Atay (1934-1977) remains largely untranslated into English.
3 MAY 2024 • By Ralph HubbellJoumana Haddad's short story delves into a woman's lifelong journey of navigating her relationship with the hijab.
26 APRIL 2024 • By Joumana HaddadWith tarot cards and a recipe for pickled turnips, Beirutis bid farewell to yet another friend leaving on...
1 APRIL 2024 • By MK HarbBonfire of the vanities: A second-rate artist imagines the prophets and the grand, holy tales of monotheism.
3 MARCH 2024 • By Mohammad RabieA few entries on a genocidal map...A walk in the Valley of Death that is the war on...
3 MARCH 2024 • By Faris LounisWhen Mehreen and Asma compare notes, they realize they are still not unfettered lovers.
4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Farah AhamedAmy Omar explores her own Turkish American identity while relating to Turkish American writer Inci Atrek and her...
29 JANUARY 2024 • By Amy OmarIn a translated tale from Palestine’s first lady of short stories, the newest technology exacts a toll on...
15 JANUARY 2024 • By Samira Azzam