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“Asha and Haaji”—a story by Hanif Kureishi

“Asha and Haaji”—a story by Hanif Kureishi

The author of the story collection "Love in a Blue Time" weaves a dystopian tale of migrants, love...

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Hanif Kureishi
Featured Artist: Steve Sabella, Beyond Palestine

Featured Artist: Steve Sabella, Beyond Palestine

The artist and writer from Palestine has a universal vision to bring people together across boundaries and borders.

JUNE 15, 2022 • By TMR
Mai Al-Nakib: “Naaseha’s Counsel”

Mai Al-Nakib: “Naaseha’s Counsel”

The author of the novel "An Unlasting Home" recalls stories of African slaves in Iraq and Kuwait.

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Mai Al-Nakib
“Godshow.com”—a short story by Ahmed Naji

“Godshow.com”—a short story by Ahmed Naji

The Egyptian novelist and author of "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison" finds versions of Islam in...

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
Joumana Haddad: “Victim #232”

Joumana Haddad: “Victim #232”

A preview of the new Arabic novel from the author of "I Killed Scheherazade" and "Superman is an...

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Parisa Parnian
Rabih Alameddine: “Remembering Nasser”

Rabih Alameddine: “Remembering Nasser”

Winner of the 2022 PEN/Faulkner award, novelist Rabih Alameddine tells an essential story from his Beirut childhood.

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Maryam Mortaz
Sulafa Zidani: “Three Buses and the Rhythm of Remembering”

Sulafa Zidani: “Three Buses and the Rhythm of Remembering”

Riding the bus down memory lane, a Palestinian American scholar of digital culture at MIT recalls her time...

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Sulafa Zidani
Saeed Taji Farouky: “Strange Cities Are Familiar”

Saeed Taji Farouky: “Strange Cities Are Familiar”

The filmmaker behind "Tell Spring Not to Come This Year" and "A Thousand Fires" journeys with Mohammad Bakri...

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Saeed Taji Farouky
Nektaria Anastasiadou: “Gold in Taksim Square”

Nektaria Anastasiadou: “Gold in Taksim Square”

The novelist behind "A Recipe for Daphne" returns to multicultural Istanbul to write about love and death amongst...

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
Barrak Alzaid: “Pink and Blue”

Barrak Alzaid: “Pink and Blue”

A young storyteller in Kuwait is captivated by the lives of Filipina women he does not know.

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Barrak Alzaid
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