Kuwait

Between Illness and Exile in “Head Above Water”

Between Illness and Exile in “Head Above Water”

Tugrul Mende reviews Shadh Alshammari's brave account of fighting MS and abelism.

JULY 15, 2022 • By Oliver Gloag
Leaving One’s Country in Mai Al-Nakib’s “An Unlasting Home”

Leaving One’s Country in Mai Al-Nakib’s “An Unlasting Home”

Rana Asfour reviews Mai Al-Nakib's debut novel, in which the protagonist always thought she would leave her country.

JUNE 27, 2022 • By Rana Asfour
Mai Al-Nakib: “Naaseha’s Counsel”

Mai Al-Nakib: “Naaseha’s Counsel”

The author of the novel "An Unlasting Home" recalls stories of African slaves in Iraq and Kuwait.

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Mai Al-Nakib
Barrak Alzaid: “Pink and Blue”

Barrak Alzaid: “Pink and Blue”

A young storyteller in Kuwait is captivated by the lives of Filipina women he does not know.

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Barrak Alzaid
The Triumph of Love and the Palestinian Revolution

The Triumph of Love and the Palestinian Revolution

Fouad Mami reviews Susan Abulhawa's powerful new novel "Against the Loveless World," about Palestinians in a revolutionary mode.

MAY 16, 2021 • By Jean Lamore
Kuwait’s Alanoud Alsharekh, Feminist Groundbreaker

Kuwait’s Alanoud Alsharekh, Feminist Groundbreaker

Nada Ghosn speaks to Dr. Alanoud Alsharekh in our monthly series profiling trailblazing Arab, Iranian and other women...

DECEMBER 6, 2020 • By I. Rida Mahmood
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