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A Day in the Life: Cairo

A Day in the Life: Cairo

The writer's visit to a Cairo internet store to renew her internet service proves to be an out...

JULY 24, 2023 • By Sarah Eltantawi
A Deaf Boy’s Quest to Find His Voice in a Hearing World

A Deaf Boy’s Quest to Find His Voice in a Hearing World

In Edward Lovelace's new documentary, a refugee's handicap becomes a source of inspiration in the struggle for survival.

JULY 24, 2023 • By Nazli Tarzi
Literature Takes Courage: on Ahmet Altan’s Lady Life

Literature Takes Courage: on Ahmet Altan’s Lady Life

In and out of Turkish prisons for his unflinching political essays, Ahmet Altan returns with a new novella...

JULY 24, 2023 • By Kaya Genç
Ghassan Zeineddine Reflects On, Transcends the Identity Zeitgeist

Ghassan Zeineddine Reflects On, Transcends the Identity Zeitgeist

Youssef Rakha is more interested in what it means to be a contemporary Arab-Muslim independently of the West...

JULY 17, 2023 • By Youssef Rakha
New Graphic Novel is a Memorial for Holocaust Undesirables

New Graphic Novel is a Memorial for Holocaust Undesirables

Katie Logan has read "The Undesirables" — a graphic novel set in WW II-era Europe and North Africa.

JULY 17, 2023 • By Katie Logan
Musical Artists at Work: Naïssam Jalal, Fazil Say & Azu Tiwaline

Musical Artists at Work: Naïssam Jalal, Fazil Say & Azu Tiwaline

Sarah Naili interviews musical artists who meld eastern and western instruments, and forms, to create their unique sounds...

JULY 17, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Words of Resistance: Nasim Marashi, Syaman Rapongan & Isabelle Sorente

Words of Resistance: Nasim Marashi, Syaman Rapongan & Isabelle Sorente

Lou Heliot presents a portrait of three engagé novelists who make literature the locus of their resistance.

JULY 17, 2023 • By Lou Heliot
The Failure of Postcolonial Modernity in Siddhartha Deb’s Light

The Failure of Postcolonial Modernity in Siddhartha Deb’s Light

Anis Shivani finds that Siddhartha Deb's "outright denial of human agency sets him apart from even the most...

JULY 17, 2023 • By Anis Shivani
Why Isn’t Ghaith Abdul-Ahad a Household Name?

Why Isn’t Ghaith Abdul-Ahad a Household Name?

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the Iraqi correspondent's new memoir on Middle East wars and asks questions.

JULY 10, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The End of the Palestinian State? Jenin Is Only the Beginning

The End of the Palestinian State? Jenin Is Only the Beginning

Yousef M. Aljamal surmises renewed attacks on Jenin signal Israel's intention to end Palestinian hopes for statehood.

JULY 10, 2023 • By Yousef M. Aljamal
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