Poem for Tunisia: “Court of Nothing”
Farah Abdessamad responds to Tunisia's July 25 constitutional referendum with a poem for her country.
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War and Trauma in Yemen: Asim Abdulaziz’s “1941”
Farah Abdessamad considers generations of survivors in Yemen's first experimental film.
Film Review: “How to Kill a Cloud” Brings Rain to the UAE
Farah Abdessamad is fascinated by a climate change documentary about would-be rainmakers in the UAE.
Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”
Mohamed Kheir’s oneiric novel takes readers on a journey around Egypt after the failed Arab Spring.
The Murals of Yemen’s Haifa Subay
Yemen street artist, activist and mother Haifa Subay speaks to Farah Abdessamad about the state of the country and her work.
Truth or Dare? Reinterpreting Al-Harīrī’s Arab Rogue
Farah Abdessamad reviews a new English translation of Impostures from Basra-born Al-Hariri that revives the "eloquent rogue" genre of classical Arabic literature.
In Yemen, Women are the Heroes
International aid worker and writer Farah Abdessamad has been traveling to Yemen for work since 2014. This is the first time she has written about her experiences there publicly.
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 Polyphony of a Syrian Refugee Speaks Volumes
Farah Abdessamad reviews Silence is a Sense, the new novel from Layla AlAmmar.
Bahamut, or the Salt of the Earth
Farah Abdessamad remembers the Dead Sea and the myth of Bahamut.