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A Woman in the Public Space: Ramadan in Tunis’ Bab Souika

A Woman in the Public Space: Ramadan in Tunis’ Bab Souika

Shreya Parikh, a doctoral researcher in sociology with Paris' CERI Sciences Po, explores her place in the public...

MAY 9, 2022 • By Shreya Parikh
Zineb Sedira Triumphs for France/Algeria at 59th Venice Biennale

Zineb Sedira Triumphs for France/Algeria at 59th Venice Biennale

Melissa Chemam interviews the London-based Franco-Algerian artist whose pavilion won Special Jury Mention in Venice.

MAY 2, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Art Film Depicts the Landlocked Drama of Nagorno-Karabakh

Art Film Depicts the Landlocked Drama of Nagorno-Karabakh

Taline Voskeritchian reviews the latest film from Nora Martirosyan about the tiny country fought over by Armenia and...

MAY 2, 2022 • By Abbas Baydoun
Siena and Her Art Soothe a Writer’s Grieving Soul

Siena and Her Art Soothe a Writer’s Grieving Soul

Rana Asfour reviews Libyan-American author Hisham Matar's memoir of his time in Siena, Italy.

APRIL 25, 2022 • By TMR
Palestinians and Israelis Will Commemorate the Nakba Together

Palestinians and Israelis Will Commemorate the Nakba Together

The co-directors of Combatants for Peace, ex-Palestinian and Israeli fighters, invite readers to attend on May 15th.

APRIL 25, 2022 • By Rana Salman
Fairouz is the Voice of Lebanon, Symbol of Hope in a Weary Land

Fairouz is the Voice of Lebanon, Symbol of Hope in a Weary Land

For April's column, music critic Melissa Chemam looks longingly at the legend of Lebanon's diva.

APRIL 25, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Joumana Haddad’s “The Book of Queens”: a Review

Joumana Haddad’s “The Book of Queens”: a Review

Laila Halaby on the new novel from Lebanon's multilingual feminist poet and powerhouse.

APRIL 18, 2022 • By Abeer Esber
Egyptian Comedic Novel Captures Dark Tale of Bedouin Migrants

Egyptian Comedic Novel Captures Dark Tale of Bedouin Migrants

Saliha Haddad reviews the third novel in English translation by Egyptian writer Hamdi Abu Golayyel.

APRIL 18, 2022 • By Reem Mouasher
Zajal — the Darija Poets of Morocco

Zajal — the Darija Poets of Morocco

Author and Darija translator Deborah Kapchan recalls her friendship with two of Morocco's greatest contemporary poets.

APRIL 11, 2022 • By Deborah Kapchan
Ghosts of Beirut: a Review of “displaced”

Ghosts of Beirut: a Review of “displaced”

Karén Jallatyan reviews the book of Beirut's Armenian community with photography by Ara Oshagan and an essay by...

APRIL 11, 2022 • By Rachid Bouhamidi
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