Sofia Alaoui’s Animalia is a Supernatural Thriller Shot in Morocco
As she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.
As she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.
Daniele Rugo's documentary investigates Lebanon's devastating civil war and ruminates on the conflict's unmarked mass graves.
Pantea Amin Tofangchi grew up in poetry, war, death, conflict, beauty, hatred, love, and censorship all at the same time. She was eight when the Iran‑Iraq War started and in… Continue reading Three Poems from Pantea Amin Tofangchi’s Glazed With War
Annie Finch’s poetry is a pure tone that calls us home to the first impulse of poetry. We link to mystery. We lift off. —Joy Harjo “Annie Finch’s… Continue reading Three Poems from Annie Finch’s Earth Days
Sasha Moujaes tours an expansive exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe, talking to the curator and several Palestinian artists.
Matthew Broomfield reviews a book on the Kurdish women's movement, which challenges hierarchical, patriarchal society.
Katie Logan reviews a graphic novel that blends the real world with the fantastical in a coming of age journey.
Antony Loewenstein reviews the latest book from veteran war reporter Anjan Sundaram, whose work may have cost him his marriage.
Hadani Ditmars reports on a legendary Palestinian theatre in Jenin that has nine lives and gives hope to the refugee camp's youth.
The writer's visit to a Cairo internet store to renew her internet service proves to be an out of body experience.
In and out of Turkish prisons for his unflinching political essays, Ahmet Altan returns with a new novella in English.
In Edward Lovelace's new documentary, a refugee's handicap becomes a source of inspiration in the struggle for survival.
Youssef Rakha is more interested in what it means to be a contemporary Arab-Muslim independently of the West than an American Arab.
Katie Logan has read "The Undesirables" — a graphic novel set in WW II-era Europe and North Africa.
Sarah Naili interviews musical artists who meld eastern and western instruments, and forms, to create their unique sounds of beauty.