Review

Ghassan Zeineddine Reflects On, Transcends the Identity Zeitgeist

Ghassan Zeineddine Reflects On, Transcends the Identity Zeitgeist

Youssef Rakha is more interested in what it means to be a contemporary Arab-Muslim independently of the West...

JULY 17, 2023 • By Youssef Rakha
The Limits of Empathy in Rabih Alameddine’s Refugee Saga

The Limits of Empathy in Rabih Alameddine’s Refugee Saga

The Wrong End of the Telescope a novel by Rabih Alameddine Grove Atlantic (Sept 2021) ISBN 9780802157805 Dima...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • By khulud khamis
Shelf Life: The Irreverent Nadia Wassef

Shelf Life: The Irreverent Nadia Wassef

For a brutally honest look at what it’s been like to run a business and raise a family...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • By janinedigiovanni
Palestinian Akram Musallam Writes of Loss and Memory

Palestinian Akram Musallam Writes of Loss and Memory

The Slovak-Palestinian writer khulud khamis (sic) of Haifa appreciates the spiralling storytelling of her compeer, Akram Musallam of...

AUGUST 29, 2021 • By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
Reading Egypt from the Outside In, Youssef Rakha’s “Baraa and Zaman”

Reading Egypt from the Outside In, Youssef Rakha’s “Baraa and Zaman”

Baraa and Zaman:  Reading Egyptian Modernity in Shadi Abdel Salam’s The Mummy , by Youssef Rakha Palgrave 2020...

AUGUST 24, 2021 • By Rana Haddad
Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”

Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”

Mohamed Kheir’s oneiric novel takes readers on a journey around Egypt after the failed Arab Spring.

AUGUST 8, 2021 • By Danielle Haque
Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories

Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories

Shereen Malherbe reviews a new book from a first-time Gazan author based in London.

AUGUST 1, 2021 • By Menouar Merabtene
Review: Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope

Review: Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope

Hadani Ditmars reviews the new tome from Terreform and AUC Press that gives Gazans hope for a better...

JULY 14, 2021 • By Hadani Ditmars
A Response to “Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” 2014-15

A Response to “Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” 2014-15

California poet and activist Tony Litwinko reacts to the painted images in "Gaza: Mowing the Lawn" from Jaime...

JULY 14, 2021 • By Diane Shammas
“Hot Maroc” Satirizes Marrakesh, Moroccan Society

“Hot Maroc” Satirizes Marrakesh, Moroccan Society

El Habib Louai on the Moroccan novel that sizes up and lampoons a country coming into its own...

JULY 11, 2021 • By Mark LeVine
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