A Small Kernel of Human Kindness: Some Notes on Solidarity and Resistance
Empathy requires knowledge and collective action to avoid blindly following the crowds, writes Nancy Kricorian.
Armenian
Memory Art: Water and Islands in the Work of Hera Büyüktaşçıyan
Arie Amaya-Akkermans does a deep dive into the fascinating career of Istanbul-born Greek Armenian artist Hera Büyüktaşçıyan.
Hot Summer Playlist: “Diaspora Dreams” Drops
Mischa Geracoulis reviews dance music from the LA Armenian/Middle Eastern duo, Bei Ru and Krista Marina.
“Buenos Aires of Her Eyes”—a story by Alireza Iranmehr
One of contemporary Iran's best storytellers conjures a tale of octogenarian love in a Nabokovian mode.
Joumana Haddad’s “The Book of Queens”: a Review
Laila Halaby on the new novel from Lebanon's multilingual feminist poet and powerhouse.
Trembling Landscapes: Between Reality and Fiction: Eleven Artists from the Middle East*
Landscape is a charged notion in the Middle East—even the geographical term Middle East is not neutral, but Eurocentric and has its origin in colonialism. Co-curator Nat Muller explains.