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The Hybrid—The Case of Michael Vatikiotis

The Hybrid—The Case of Michael Vatikiotis

Rana Haddad interviews hybrid hopscotching writer Michael Vatikiotis on his colorful life and work spanning continents.

OCTOBER 18, 2024 • By Rana Haddad
Courage and Compassion, a Memoir of War and its Aftermath

Courage and Compassion, a Memoir of War and its Aftermath

Nektaria Anastasiadou reviews polyglot Tony Molho's memoir about the Holocaust in Greece and his family history.

OCTOBER 18, 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
“An Inherited Offense”—a Levantine story on the island of Leros

“An Inherited Offense”—a Levantine story on the island of Leros

In this short story by Nektaria Anastasiadou, the male and female terebinth trees of a Levantine childhood help...

JULY 5, 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
Cyprus: Return to Petrofani with Ali Cherri & Vicky Pericleous

Cyprus: Return to Petrofani with Ali Cherri & Vicky Pericleous

Arie Amaya-Akkermans talks to Lebanese and Cypriot artists about their work on the divided island of Cyprus.

JANUARY 8, 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Memory Art: Water and Islands in the Work of Hera Büyüktaşçıyan

Memory Art: Water and Islands in the Work of Hera Büyüktaşçıyan

Arie Amaya-Akkermans does a deep dive into the fascinating career of Istanbul-born Greek Armenian artist Hera Büyüktaşçıyan.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
“The Burden of Inheritance”—fiction from Mai Al-Nakib

“The Burden of Inheritance”—fiction from Mai Al-Nakib

In Mai Al-Nakib’s new short story, a woman makes a Herculean effort to preserve the memory and artwork...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Mai Al-Nakib
The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the film of a migrant story set in Greece that has just been nominated for...

MAY 8, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
 Beautiful Freedom For Sale, a short story

Beautiful Freedom For Sale, a short story

A Greek fisherman has to turn the corner on his lifelong passion, freeing himself from his past.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Moustafa Daly
The Greek Panopticon, Where Politicians Spy on Democracy

The Greek Panopticon, Where Politicians Spy on Democracy

Senior correspondent Iason Athanasiadis attends a protest and critiques Greek government corruption.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Swimmers and the Mardini Sisters: a True Liberation Tale

The Swimmers and the Mardini Sisters: a True Liberation Tale

Syrian British novelist Rana Haddad reviews the new feature film from Sally El Hoseini on Netflix.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Nada Ghosn
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