In Qais Akbar Omar’s short story, a surprise homecoming threatens to upend the lives of a 14-year-old and...
JULY 5, 2024 • By Qais Akbar OmarIason Athanasiadis reviews a documentary of an Egyptian's observations of the first year of the Taliban's new regime.
APRIL 19, 2024 • By Iason AthanasiadisSomething beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.
JANUARY 15, 2024 • By Rudi HeinrichBreaking stereotypes that their country is only about war, Afghan women continue to write despite the Taliban, writes...
DECEMBER 3, 2023 • By Lillie RazviIn his new book, Andrew Quilty relates some of the blowback after 9/11 brought about the invasion of...
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • By Andrew QuiltyIn Iran, Afghan refugees have been a part our everyday lives for over four decades now.
JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Rahil MohsinSelling off your beloved book collection to pay the rent hurts, but it beats starving or being out...
DECEMBER 13, 2021 • By weglot-editorHadani Ditmars The commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 unfolds in televisual real time and yet with...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • By Mohja KahfOn the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Hadani Ditmars remembers the treasures and the ruins of Afghanistan...
AUGUST 16, 2021 • By Mohja Kahf