Ten Years of Hope and Blood
In which Egyptian-Syrian-French journalist and novelist Robert Solé considers the Arab awakenings across the region.
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Our Countries’ Orphaned Children
Reviewer Layla AlAmmar finds that "A chain of dark confessions animates Lebanese author Hoda Barakat's sixth novel."
Francofeminism: a Postcolonial History
Mariem Gellouz and Sélima Kebaïli deconstruct Francophonie in the context of postcolonial Tunisian, Arab and African feminism.
A Permanent Temporariness
An Egyptian in Berlin finds she and her partner live in a state of seemingly permanent transition.
Revolution in Art, a review of “Reflections” at the British Museum
Malu Halasa reviews a selection of the 170 Arab, Iranian and Turkish artists and artworks in the British Museum's contemporary Middle East collection.
Egypt’s Night of the Battle of Horses and Camels
Photojournalist Iason Athanasiadis shares his remembrance and unpublished photos from the decisive battle of the 18 days that shook the world.
The Jasmine Revolution: Requiem for a Spring
Half Tunisian, half exile, Farah Abdessamad remembers the jasmine of her childhood and the dreams of Tunisia's future.
The Revolution Sees its Shadow 10 Years Later
Mischa Geracoulis remembers Zahra's Paradise along with the Arab awakenings, George Floyd, Covid-19 and Groundhog Day.
World Picks, January and February ‘21
Travel the world, meet people, see great places, without ever leaving the comfort of your screen…welcome to the pandemic!
The Polyphony of a Syrian Refugee Speaks Volumes
Farah Abdessamad reviews Silence is a Sense, the new novel from Layla AlAmmar.
Watch Water Films & Donate to Water Organizations
Is the cost of water really higher than the cost of petrol? Are we destined to run out of water if we don't find a way forward? 4 films, 6 charitable organizations you should know.
Solastalgia: Sadness Upon the Assault of Our Natural World
Danielle Haque on the slow violence of water scarcity and other environmental and social justice trauma as described in Arab/Arab American literature.
Bahamut, or the Salt of the Earth
Farah Abdessamad remembers the Dead Sea and the myth of Bahamut.
On Desert Planets, Meditations on “Dune”
Francisco Letelier on the lingering memories of Dune as a metaphor for a struggling planet.
La Pincoya: Goddess of Marine Species
The marine goddess La Pincoya is a reminder of the polluted waters left behind in the previously pristine waters of Chiloe and Patagonia in Chile by the salmon farming industry.