An Immigrant in America: The Palace of Forty Pillars
A story of a self-estranged gay adolescent navigating his identity as an Armenian in Iran and later as an immigrant in America.
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Moheb Soliman presents two poems from HOMES
Far from his first country, a poet maps the shoreline of the Great Lakes from the rocky North Shore of Minnesota to the Thousand Islands of eastern Ontario.
Holding Back the Bobos: Portrait of Paris’ Belleville
In Paris, Belleville struggles to hang on to its immigrant roots while the world's cities gentrify and price out working-class populations.
The Refugee Ocean—An Intriguing Premise
Natasha Tynes reviews the latest novel from Pauls Toutonghi, author of "Evel Knievel Days."
The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène
Melissa Chemam interviews the French-Algerian novelist Faïza Guène on the publication of her novel "Discretion" in English translation.
Poet Mihaela Moscaliuc—a “Permanent Immigrant”
Immigrant poet Mihaela Muscaliuc has wandered half her life, far afield from her native Romania, and is always in motion.
The Story of Youssef Salem, Nominated for the Goncourt
Laëtitia Soula reviews the acidic new comedy from Baya Kasmi, which plays on the Rothian theme of intimate family confessions.
French-Algerian Artist Djamel Tatah’s Solitary Crowds
Laëtitia Soula caught the opening of Djamel Tatah's extravagant show at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, where she spoke with the artist.
Leaving One’s Country in Mai Al-Nakib’s “An Unlasting Home”
Rana Asfour reviews Mai Al-Nakib's debut novel, in which the protagonist always thought she would leave her country.
World Refugee Day — What We Owe Each Other
World Refugee Day is the first of seven days during which refugees will be recognized in events across the world.
“Godshow.com”—a short story by Ahmed Naji
The Egyptian novelist and author of "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison" finds versions of Islam in the Nevada desert.
Lisa Teasley: “Death is Beautiful”
Should we be happy we're finite? Lisa Teasley weaves a tale merging art, transhumanists and artificial intelligence.
Book Review: “The Go-Between” by Osman Yousefzada
Hannah Fox reviews the Birmingham memoir by fashion artist Osman Yousefzada.
Children in Search of Refuge: a Photographic Essay
Photographer, documentarian and journalist Iason Athanasiadis shares images from more than 10 years of reporting from Afghanistan to Greece and back.
Allah and the American Dream
Rayyan Al-Shawaf reviews The Bad Muslim Discount, the second novel from Syed Masood, but isn't sure he likes its happy ending.