“The Burden of Inheritance”—fiction from Mai Al-Nakib
In Mai Al-Nakib’s new short story, a woman makes a Herculean effort to preserve the memory and artwork of her late husband.
Fiction
STAMP ME—a monologue by Yussef El Guindi
Yussef El Guindi explores an anxious traveler's mind racing with thoughts of what to say as he faces border and customs control.
In Shahrazad’s Hammam—fiction by Ahmed Awadalla
Ahmed Awadalla’s new story reveals sexual pleasure and doubt in a bathhouse in Beirut.
The Ship No One Wanted—a story by Hassan Abdulrazak
Can a crush on a teacher survive marriage, revolution, and a sinking, refugee dingy on the Mediterranean Sea?
Naar, Are You illuminated?
A fiction that celebrates the indomitable spirit of women who embrace their agency.
“Nadira of Tlemcen”—fiction from Abdellah Taïa
Sometimes you have to escape everything you know in order to become yourself.
Abortion Tale: On Our Ground
In Ghadeer Ahmed's latest story, three women with no abortion rights refuse to be victims of exploitation and blackmail.
Hayat and the Rain—fiction from Mona Alshammari
The power of the imagination may not be enough to save a young girl’s hopes when faced with rural poverty.
On Ice—fiction from Malu Halasa
In an excerpt from an unpublished novella by Malu Halasa, ice skating in the desert is more than just a sport.
Tears from a Glass Eye—a story by Samira Azzam
Samira Azzam was a Palestinian short story writer whose work influenced her more famous successor, Ghassan Kanafani.
Genesis and East Cairo—fiction from Shady Lewis Botros
In this excerpt from Shady Lewis Botros' latest novel, a child’s innocent counting game masks a disturbing reality.
Deniz Goran’s New Novel Contrasts Art and the Gezi Park Protests
A novel about "toxic authoritarianism" and how it has shaped the lives of countless young persons in Turkey, sometimes through exile.
Fiction: An Excerpt from Fadi Zaghmout’s Hope On Earth
In a dystopian world, thanks to AI, people no longer die because they can be upgraded to better and more functional forms.
Immigrants in Houston: Fiction From Anis Shivani’s Patel Mart
Novelist Anis Shivani has lived in Houston for more than a decade and sets his upcoming novel amongst its immigrant community.
Short Fiction: By Mistake/On the Bus to Work
If I hadn’t seen you, I might have forgotten all the wrongs of this world that belong to me.