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The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the film of a migrant story set in Greece that has just been nominated for...

MAY 8, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Kafka in Tangier is a Brooding Homage to Metamorphosis

Kafka in Tangier is a Brooding Homage to Metamorphosis

Rula Khateeb Jarallah reviews the news translation of the Mohammed Said Hjiouij novella in which a man is...

MAY 8, 2023 • By Rula Khateeb Jarallah
A new series in France, Raï Is Not Dead, Celebrates the Genre

A new series in France, Raï Is Not Dead, Celebrates the Genre

Melissa Chemam attends the première of the new French music series on Arte TV at the Institut du...

FEBRUARY 20, 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
Karim Goury’s 10 Gems of World Cinema 2022

Karim Goury’s 10 Gems of World Cinema 2022

Filmmaker and critic Karim Goury remembers 10 films of 2022 from around the world.

DECEMBER 26, 2022 • By Karim Goury
Fida Jiryis on Palestine in Stranger in My Own Land

Fida Jiryis on Palestine in Stranger in My Own Land

Diana Buttu, a Palestinian lawyer in Haifa, reviews the family memoir that evokes nearly a century of Palestinian...

NOVEMBER 28, 2022 • By Diana Buttu
Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game

Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game

Justin Olivier Salhani reviews a new anthology on football and the Middle East just as the World Cup...

NOVEMBER 21, 2022 • By Abir Kopty
Why Muslim Palestinian “Mo” Preferred Catholic Confession to Therapy

Why Muslim Palestinian “Mo” Preferred Catholic Confession to Therapy

As a Muslim American and scholar of Islam, Sarah Eltantawi finds the new series from Mo Amer and...

NOVEMBER 7, 2022 • By Sarah Eltantawi
The Art of Translation is Akin to “Dancing on Ropes”

The Art of Translation is Akin to “Dancing on Ropes”

Deborah Kapchan reviews the new book on translation from Anna Aslanyan.

OCTOBER 10, 2022 • By Nawal Qasim Baidoun
Marrakesh Artist Mo Baala Returns to Galerie 127 with Collage

Marrakesh Artist Mo Baala Returns to Galerie 127 with Collage

El Habib Louai talks to artist Mo Baala about his latest exhibition of collages and overpaintings at Marrakesh's...

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • By Mark LeVine
Editorial: Is the World Driving Us Mad?

Editorial: Is the World Driving Us Mad?

The world may be driving us crazy, but sharing our stories across cultures and borders is one way...

JULY 15, 2022 • By TMR
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