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“Cotton Flower”—a short story by Areej Gamal

“Cotton Flower”—a short story by Areej Gamal

Areej Gamal's translated short story from Egypt depicts a potted plant and forbidden love that become intertwined, with...

MAY 3, 2024 • By Areej Gamal
“Sweet Tea”—a classic Kurdish story by Hussein Arif

“Sweet Tea”—a classic Kurdish story by Hussein Arif

In this short story translated from Kurdish for the first time, a young man discovers that his discomfort...

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • By Hussein Arif
“The Agency”—a story by Natasha Tynes

“The Agency”—a story by Natasha Tynes

A shrewd businesswoman runs a matchmaking agency in Amman that finds brides for male clients based on a...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Natasha Tynes
We Saw Paris, Texas—a story by Ola Mustapha

We Saw Paris, Texas—a story by Ola Mustapha

In Ola Mustapha's new story, a man falls for the seduction of a film and it becomes the...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Ola Mustapha
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
“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

Aliyeh Ataei's new story centers on a young woman exploring herself as a writer while choosing life in...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Aliyeh Ataei
“The Burden of Inheritance”—fiction from Mai Al-Nakib

“The Burden of Inheritance”—fiction from Mai Al-Nakib

In Mai Al-Nakib’s new short story, a woman makes a Herculean effort to preserve the memory and artwork...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Mai Al-Nakib
Abortion Tale: On Our Ground

Abortion Tale: On Our Ground

In Ghadeer Ahmed's latest story, three women with no abortion rights refuse to be victims of exploitation and...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Ghadeer Ahmed
On Ice—fiction from Malu Halasa

On Ice—fiction from Malu Halasa

In an excerpt from an unpublished novella by Malu Halasa, ice skating in the desert is more than...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Hayat and the Rain—fiction from Mona Alshammari

Hayat and the Rain—fiction from Mona Alshammari

The power of the imagination may not be enough to save a young girl’s hopes when faced with...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Mona Al-Shammari
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