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Architectural Biennale Confronts Brutality of Climate Change

Architectural Biennale Confronts Brutality of Climate Change

As planet temperatures rise, architects in the Middle East eschew Western fixes and revitalize local solutions.

AUGUST 1, 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
“My Rebellious Feet”—a story by Diary Marif

“My Rebellious Feet”—a story by Diary Marif

A Kurdish boy in Sulemani province in northern Iraq, near the Iranian border, would do anything to own...

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • By Diary Marif
Rich and Poor People—fiction by Farah Ahamed

Rich and Poor People—fiction by Farah Ahamed

After her controlling husband dies, a wealthy woman obsesses over the neighborhood crows until her maid decides to...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Farah Ahamed
“Malika,” an excerpt from Abdellah Taïa’s Vivre à ta lumìere

“Malika,” an excerpt from Abdellah Taïa’s Vivre à ta lumìere

In this excerpt from a chapter in his latest novel in French, Abdellah Taïa pays homage to his...

OCTOBER 15, 2022 • By Abdellah Taïa
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