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In Retrospect: An American Educator in Gaza

In Retrospect: An American Educator in Gaza

A native Californian of Arab heritage finds herself returning to Gaza again and again to teach promising students...

14 JULY 2021 • By Diane Shammas
Review: Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope

Review: Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope

Hadani Ditmars reviews the new tome from Terreform and AUC Press that gives Gazans hope for a better...

14 JULY 2021 • By Hadani Ditmars
Gaza’s Catch-22s

Gaza’s Catch-22s

Khaled Diab, author of Intimate Enemies: Living with Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy Land, meditates on the...

14 JULY 2021 • By Khaled Diab
Making a Film in Gaza

Making a Film in Gaza

The screenwriter and would-be director of Gaza Airport recounts her struggle to make a feature film in Gaza.

14 JULY 2021 • By Elana Golden
Gaza IS Palestine

Gaza IS Palestine

Jenine Abboushi recalls family histories and lifelong friendships linking Gaza with Ramallah, Jenin and Jerusalem.

14 JULY 2021 • By Jenine Abboushi
A Response to “Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” 2014-15

A Response to “Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” 2014-15

California poet and activist Tony Litwinko reacts to the painted images in "Gaza: Mowing the Lawn" from Jaime...

14 JULY 2021 • By Diane Shammas
“Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” by Artist Jaime Scholnick

“Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” by Artist Jaime Scholnick

Art critic Sagi Refael reviews painted images from the 2014 Gaza war that he calls "one of the...

14 JULY 2021 • By Sagi Refael
Wasta on Steroids: Speculative Finance & the Housing Market

Wasta on Steroids: Speculative Finance & the Housing Market

Mischa Geracoulis discovers the film Push and explores the incredible greed and inequity of the speculative housing market.

14 JUNE 2021 • By Mischa Geracoulis
In Tunisia, Wasta Kills When It Comes to Covid-19

In Tunisia, Wasta Kills When It Comes to Covid-19

Our correspondent in Tunis, Emna Mizouni, reports on the vaccination crisis exacerbated by wasta.

14 JUNE 2021 • By Raja Shehadeh
“Pakistani Bureaucrats & The Booze Permit”—a story by Tariq Mehmood

“Pakistani Bureaucrats & The Booze Permit”—a story by Tariq Mehmood

Novelist and filmmaker Tariq Mehmood weaves a tale of wasta, women and booze in Rawalpindi.

14 JUNE 2021 • By Tariq Mehmood
Wasta Tawla, or how the Wastafarians Fared at Fawda

Wasta Tawla, or how the Wastafarians Fared at Fawda

Bethlehem chef Fadi Kattan recalls the disaster of wasta leading up to Christmas Eve at Fawda restaurant.

14 JUNE 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Lebanon’s Wasta Has Contributed to the Country’s Collapse

Lebanon’s Wasta Has Contributed to the Country’s Collapse

Novelist Samir El-Youssef recalls adolescent challenges and more recent experience where wasta was a necessity.

14 JUNE 2021 • By Tariq Mehmood
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