Fiction

“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
A Jaha in the Metaverse—fiction by Fadi Zaghmout

A Jaha in the Metaverse—fiction by Fadi Zaghmout

A short story by Jordanian writer Fadi Zaghout in which a traditional Jordanian "Jaha" ceremony takes place in...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Fadi Zaghmout
“The Followers”—a short story by Youssef Manessa

“The Followers”—a short story by Youssef Manessa

A selfish loser walks away from wasta and the Za’im' nefarious agenda he created and instrumentalized in this...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Youssef Manessa
Bahar: 22 years in the Life of a Compulsory Hijabi in Teheran

Bahar: 22 years in the Life of a Compulsory Hijabi in Teheran

Joumana Haddad tells the true story of a young Iranian woman in Tehran, albeit vehicled by fiction.

20 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Joumana Haddad
The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan

The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan

Cory Oldweiler reviews three novellas by Bethlehem born and raised, Ramallah-based poet and writer Ghassan Zaqtan.

13 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Cory Oldweiler
“Before the Earthquake”—a short story by Salah Badis

“Before the Earthquake”—a short story by Salah Badis

In which a woman ponders the fate of the individuals who left behind their garments, now long forgotten,...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Salah Badis
“The Hauntology of Varosha” or “Room Number 137 of the Argo Hotel”

“The Hauntology of Varosha” or “Room Number 137 of the Argo Hotel”

A Cypriot writer's story about a forgotten child in an abandoned town the writer looked on to from...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Salamis Aysegul Sentug Tugyan
“My Rebellious Feet”—a story by Diary Marif

“My Rebellious Feet”—a story by Diary Marif

A Kurdish boy in Sulemani province in northern Iraq, near the Iranian border, would do anything to own...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Diary Marif
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