Fiction

“The Map of a Genocide Victim”—fiction from Faris Lounis

“The Map of a Genocide Victim”—fiction from Faris Lounis

A few entries on a genocidal map...A walk in the Valley of Death that is the war on...

3 MARCH 2024 • By Faris Lounis
“Drinking Tea at Lahore Chai Masters”—a story by Farah Ahamed

“Drinking Tea at Lahore Chai Masters”—a story by Farah Ahamed

When Mehreen and Asma compare notes, they realize they are still not unfettered lovers.

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Farah Ahamed
Inci Atrek’s Intercultural Novel—Holiday Country

Inci Atrek’s Intercultural Novel—Holiday Country

Amy Omar explores her own Turkish American identity while relating to Turkish American writer Inci Atrek and her...

29 JANUARY 2024 • By Amy Omar
“New Reasons”—a short story by Samira Azzam

“New Reasons”—a short story by Samira Azzam

In a translated tale from Palestine’s first lady of short stories, the newest technology exacts a toll on...

15 JANUARY 2024 • By Samira Azzam
“Of Wood and Hallucination”—fiction from Mansoura Ez-Eldin

“Of Wood and Hallucination”—fiction from Mansoura Ez-Eldin

After the war, a few scant survivors become one with the elements, and one takes to writing down...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Mansoura Ez-Eldin
“Twelve Angels”—fiction from Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi

“Twelve Angels”—fiction from Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi

In this short story by Egyptian writer Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi, translated from Arabic, a man contends with his...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi
“Kabul’s Haikus”—fiction from Maryam Mahjoba

“Kabul’s Haikus”—fiction from Maryam Mahjoba

In this short story by Maryam Mahjoba, a teacher from Japan travels to Afghanistan to teach at a...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Maryam Mahjoba
“The Waiting Bones”—an essay by Maryam Haidari

“The Waiting Bones”—an essay by Maryam Haidari

As this writer from Khuzestan remembers, the long Iran-Iraq war left many traces, names and ghosts in its...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Maryam Haidari
Almost Every Day—from the novel by Mohammed Abdelnabi

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.

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Mohammed Abdelnabi
Huda Fakhreddine’s A Brief Time Under a Different Sun

Huda Fakhreddine’s A Brief Time Under a Different Sun

Exclusive excerpt from Huda Fahreddine's "A Brief Time Under a Different Sun," translated from the Arabic by Rana...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Huda J. Fakhreddine
“I, Hanan”—a Gazan tale of survival by Joumana Haddad

“I, Hanan”—a Gazan tale of survival by Joumana Haddad

A young woman in Gaza who has already lost so much wants to live another day, in this...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Joumana Haddad
“Junk”—a short story by May Haddad

“Junk”—a short story by May Haddad

Recycling violence, a fighting droid wants to leave a dystopian world of mechanized blood sports, but a human...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By May Haddad
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