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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
The Hidden World of Istanbul’s Rums

The Hidden World of Istanbul’s Rums

Rana Haddad interviews Istanbullu novelist Nektaria Anastasiadou about the little-known Rum community of Istanbul featured in her new...

21 FEBRUARY 2021 • By Rana Haddad
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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