autobiography

Without Women, the 2011 Revolution Might Have Never Been

Without Women, the 2011 Revolution Might Have Never Been

The long history of Egyptian women's activism created the intellectual and political background for revolution.

AUGUST 8, 2025 • By Jasmin Attia
Reza Aslan’s An American Martyr in Persia Argues for US-Iranian Friendship

Reza Aslan’s An American Martyr in Persia Argues for US-Iranian Friendship

Dalia Sofer reviews Reza Aslan's latest book on American Howard Baskerville, "martyred" alongside revolutionary students in Iran in...

OCTOBER 1, 2023 • By Dalia Sofer
The Story of Youssef Salem, Nominated for the Goncourt

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...

JANUARY 16, 2023 • By Laëtitia Soula
“Gluttony” from Abbas Beydoun’s “Frankenstein’s Mirrors”

“Gluttony” from Abbas Beydoun’s “Frankenstein’s Mirrors”

Lebanese poet-novelist Abbas Baydoun reflects in an autobiographical mode on the melancholy of language and existence, while contemplating...

MARCH 15, 2022 • By Abbas Baydoun
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