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Leaving One’s Country in Mai Al-Nakib’s “An Unlasting Home”

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.

JUNE 27, 2022 • By Rana Asfour
Why I left Lebanon and Became a Transitional Citizen

Why I left Lebanon and Became a Transitional Citizen

More Lebanese live abroad than at home, and the exodus continues. Some have the option to leave, others...

JUNE 27, 2022 • By Anton Shammas
Traps and Shadows in Noor Naga’s Egypt Novel

Traps and Shadows in Noor Naga’s Egypt Novel

Ahmed Naji reviews "If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English" just out from Graywolf.

JUNE 20, 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
Roxana Vilk’s Personal History of Iranian Music

Roxana Vilk’s Personal History of Iranian Music

In this month's music column, Melissa Chemam talks to a British national with an Iranian heart and musical...

JUNE 20, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
A Poet and Librarian Catalogs Life in Gaza

A Poet and Librarian Catalogs Life in Gaza

Eman Quotah reviews "Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza" — the debut poetry...

JUNE 20, 2022 • By Eman Quotah
World Refugee Day — What We Owe Each Other

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...

JUNE 20, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Book Review: “The Go-Between” by Osman Yousefzada

Book Review: “The Go-Between” by Osman Yousefzada

Hannah Fox reviews the Birmingham memoir by fashion artist Osman Yousefzada.

JUNE 13, 2022 • By Shreya Parikh
Film Review: “Memory Box” on Lebanon Merges Art & Cinema

Film Review: “Memory Box” on Lebanon Merges Art & Cinema

Arie Akkersmans-Amaya reviews the latest film by Lebanese artist duo Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, whom he interviews.

JUNE 13, 2022 • By Selma Dabbagh
Algeria and Albert Camus

Algeria and Albert Camus

Oliver Gloag explores the conflicted Algerian and French identity of Albert Camus, reviewing his later novels, stories and...

JUNE 6, 2022 • By Oliver Gloag
My Amazighitude: On the Indigenous Identity of North Africa

My Amazighitude: On the Indigenous Identity of North Africa

Brahim El Guabli explores his Amazigh roots while championing the struggle of all indigenous peoples.

JUNE 6, 2022 • By Brahim El Guabli
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