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Jenin’s Freedom Theatre Survives Another Assault

Jenin’s Freedom Theatre Survives Another Assault

Hadani Ditmars reports on a legendary Palestinian theatre in Jenin that has nine lives and gives hope to...

JULY 24, 2023 • By Hadani Ditmars
TMR Bookgroup Discusses Enter Ghost, with novelist Isabella Hammad

TMR Bookgroup Discusses Enter Ghost, with novelist Isabella Hammad

RSVP here   The June 2023 BookGroup Selection is Enter Ghost, a novel by Isabella Hammad. She will...

MAY 15, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
“Mother Remembered”—Fiction by Samir El-Youssef

“Mother Remembered”—Fiction by Samir El-Youssef

Palestinian writer Samir El-Youssef, born in a refugee camp, tells the story of his family's uprooting from Lebanon.

MARCH 5, 2023 • By Samir El-Youssef
Conflict and Freedom in Palestine, a Trip Down Memory Lane

Conflict and Freedom in Palestine, a Trip Down Memory Lane

Saudi American novelist Eman Quotah reminisces on a university peace studies class that traveled to Israel/Palestine.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Eman Quotah
From “Anahita” to Ÿuma, Festival Arabesques Dazzles Thousands

From “Anahita” to Ÿuma, Festival Arabesques Dazzles Thousands

Writing from Montpellier, Angélique Crux highlights four musical performances in a Middle Eastern arts festival that has no...

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 • By Sulafa Zidani
After Marriage, Single Arab American Woman Looks for Love

After Marriage, Single Arab American Woman Looks for Love

Eman Quotah reviews the new poetry collection by Jordanian Palestinian American author Laila Halaby.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 • By Eman Quotah
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
“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation

“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation

A writer born into both Arabic and Hebrew linguistic traditions finds herself writing in English but longing for...

JULY 11, 2022 • By Ayelet Tsabari
Poems of Palestinian Motherhood, Loss, Desire and Hope

Poems of Palestinian Motherhood, Loss, Desire and Hope

Eman Quotah reviews the new poetry collection from Palestinian poet Maya Abu-Alhayyat, translated by Fady Joudah.

JULY 4, 2022 • By Eman Quotah
Steve Sabella: Excerpts from “The Parachute Paradox”

Steve Sabella: Excerpts from “The Parachute Paradox”

In these stories from his impassioned memoir, Steve Sabella works to decolonize the mind and liberate his identity.

JUNE 15, 2022 • By Nawal Nasrallah
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