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Mohamed Metwalli’s “A Song by the Aegean Sea” Reviewed

Mohamed Metwalli’s “A Song by the Aegean Sea” Reviewed

Sherine Elbanhawy finds that Mohamed Metwalli’s newly-translated poetry collection is the perfect form of escapism.

MARCH 28, 2022 • By janinedigiovanni
Artist Hayv Kahraman’s “Gut Feelings” Exhibition Reviewed

Artist Hayv Kahraman’s “Gut Feelings” Exhibition Reviewed

Melissa Chemam is swept away by an Iraqi American artist's latest exhibit at Mosaic Rooms in London.

MARCH 28, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Palestine in Pieces: Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon

Palestine in Pieces: Hany Abu-Assad’s Huda’s Salon

A new film depicts the treachery of being Palestinian living under the Israeli Occupation Forces in Bethlehem.

MARCH 21, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
U.S. Sanctions Russia for its Invasion of Ukraine; Now Sanction Israel for its Occupation of Palestine

U.S. Sanctions Russia for its Invasion of Ukraine; Now Sanction Israel for its Occupation of Palestine

Two Jewish activists decry hypocrisy when it comes to condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine but not Israeli aggression...

MARCH 21, 2022 • By Yossi Khen
“Ghodwa” or the Bitter Taste of the Unfinished Tunisian Revolution

“Ghodwa” or the Bitter Taste of the Unfinished Tunisian Revolution

Sarah Ben Hamadi reviews a new Tunisian feature film that weighs the successes and failures of the revolution.

MARCH 21, 2022 • By Juliana Francis Kelly
Nowruz and The Sins of the New Day

Nowruz and The Sins of the New Day

Guest columnist Maha Tourbah considers the advent of the Spring Equinox, Zoroastrian Nowruz and hopes for peace.

MARCH 21, 2022 • By Micaela Amateau Amato
Music in the Middle East: Bring Back Peace

Music in the Middle East: Bring Back Peace

Our music columnist Melissa Chemam, disturbed by the war in Ukraine, makes the link between Odesa and Beirut...

MARCH 21, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Mariupol, Ukraine and the Crime of Hospital Bombing

Mariupol, Ukraine and the Crime of Hospital Bombing

Aren't military attacks on hospitals and other medical facilities considered war crimes?

MARCH 17, 2022 • By Neve Gordon
Ukraine War Reminds Refugees Some Are More Equal Than Others

Ukraine War Reminds Refugees Some Are More Equal Than Others

Observing the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a Lebanese American journalist in London, married to a Syrian refugee, finds the racist...

MARCH 7, 2022 • By Anna Lekas Miller
Nadia Murad Speaks on Behalf of Women Heroes of War

Nadia Murad Speaks on Behalf of Women Heroes of War

Women's rights activist Maryam Zar reviews the memoir by a valiant survivor of ISIS who won the Nobel...

MARCH 7, 2022 • By Myriam Gurba
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