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Sabyl Ghoussoub Heads for Beirut in Search of Himself

Sabyl Ghoussoub Heads for Beirut in Search of Himself

Adil Bouhelal reviews the new novel from the author of "Le Nez Juif" with its exploration of Lebanon...

23 JANUARY 2023 • By Adil Bouhelal
Palestinians and Israelis Will Commemorate the Nakba Together

Palestinians and Israelis Will Commemorate the Nakba Together

The co-directors of Combatants for Peace, ex-Palestinian and Israeli fighters, invite readers to attend on May 15th.

25 APRIL 2022 • By Rana Salman
Fairouz is the Voice of Lebanon, Symbol of Hope in a Weary Land

Fairouz is the Voice of Lebanon, Symbol of Hope in a Weary Land

For April's column, music critic Melissa Chemam looks longingly at the legend of Lebanon's diva.

25 APRIL 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
The Conspiracy to Conceal Conspiracies

The Conspiracy to Conceal Conspiracies

Every warm-blooded Arab loves a good conspiracy theory — so, it turns out, do many Americans, observes cultural...

7 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Munir Atalla
The Displaced, the Unwanted, by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Displaced, the Unwanted, by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel "The Sympathizer," remembers where he came from and how...

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Waqar Ahmed
Electronic Music in Riyadh?

Electronic Music in Riyadh?

Music journalist Melissa Chemam turns in the first column as part of a new monthly series in which...

22 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Melissa Chemam
The Promotion (a short story from Saudi Arabia)

The Promotion (a short story from Saudi Arabia)

What happens when an immigrant professor dresses to impress in a bid to land tenure at a Saudi...

22 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Claire Berlinski
Voyage of Lost Keys, an Armenian art installation

Voyage of Lost Keys, an Armenian art installation

Aimée Papazian Art and text by Aimée Papazian; photos by Stephen Ironside   “Voyage of Lost Keys,” a...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By Aimée Papazian
The Warm, Resilient and Steadfast People of Gaza

The Warm, Resilient and Steadfast People of Gaza

Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein has been going to Gaza for more than a decade and remains an admirer...

14 JULY 2021 • By
Why “Wasta” When Nepotism & Corruption are Equally Rife in the West?

Why “Wasta” When Nepotism & Corruption are Equally Rife in the West?

Our editorial outlines the fact that wasta isn't exclusively an Arab problem, but one that plagues societies east...

15 JUNE 2021 • By
Censorship by Assassination: the Danger of Reporting in Afghanistan

Censorship by Assassination: the Danger of Reporting in Afghanistan

Independent journalist Charlie Faulkner files a chilling story from Kabul on the lethal campaign to silence Afghan reporters.

14 MARCH 2021 • By Marian Janssen
Our Countries’ Orphaned Children

Our Countries’ Orphaned Children

Reviewer Layla AlAmmar finds that "A chain of dark confessions animates Lebanese author Hoda Barakat's sixth novel."

14 FEBRUARY 2021 • By Robert Solé
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