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Hollywoodgate—New Doc Captures the Post-American Taliban

Hollywoodgate—New Doc Captures the Post-American Taliban

Iason Athanasiadis reviews a documentary of an Egyptian's observations of the first year of the Taliban's new regime.

APRIL 19, 2024 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Legacy of the CIA, from Graveyard Empire

The Legacy of the CIA, from Graveyard Empire

Austro-Afghan reporter Emran Feroz has published a new book on four decades of intervention in Afghanistan, with a...

MARCH 3, 2024 • By Emran Feroz
War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel

War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel

Something beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.

JANUARY 15, 2024 • By Rudi Heinrich
“Kabul’s Haikus”—fiction from Maryam Mahjoba

“Kabul’s Haikus”—fiction from Maryam Mahjoba

In this short story by Maryam Mahjoba, a teacher from Japan travels to Afghanistan to teach at a...

DECEMBER 3, 2023 • By Maryam Mahjoba
Afghan Cuisine’s Rice Dishes—Delectables of the Silk Road

Afghan Cuisine’s Rice Dishes—Delectables of the Silk Road

Afghan American writer Sumaira Akbarzada shares several of her family's favorite rice dishes, recalling her trips to Afghanistan.

JUNE 12, 2023 • By Sumaira Akbarzada
Working the News: a Short History of Al Jazeera’s First 30 Years

Working the News: a Short History of Al Jazeera’s First 30 Years

Iason Athanasiadis on how the Arab world’s most famous product went from boisterous matchbox to counter-hegemon with an...

MAY 1, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

An Athens native returns to Greece after a 20-year sojourn across the Mediterranean and Middle East, covering turmoil...

MARCH 5, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The (Afghan) Writer Who Sold His Book Collection to Pay the Rent

The (Afghan) Writer Who Sold His Book Collection to Pay the Rent

Selling off your beloved book collection to pay the rent hurts, but it beats starving or being out...

DECEMBER 13, 2021 • By weglot-editor
Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban

Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban

On the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Hadani Ditmars remembers the treasures and the ruins of Afghanistan...

AUGUST 16, 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
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