İlhan Sami Çomak: 3 Poems and an Interview
An interview with former prisoner and Kurdish poet İlhan Sami Çomak, on the eve of the Day of the Imprisoned Writer.
The Three-Legged Cat—Istanbul’s 18th Biennale
Amidst a society in turmoil, and the city’s mayor in jail, the 18th Istanbul Biennial resonates with the disquiet in the land.
Agri Ismaïl’s Hyper is a 21st Century Kurdish Crucible
Kurdish writer Agri Ismaïl’s debut novel is nothing short of a literary miracle, suggests reviewer Aryan Omar Hassan.
Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora
A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.
مقال لمي المغربي: سيادة الجنون في عالم عبثي
في مقال نقدي، تناقش مي المغربي سينما العبث المصرية، متخذة من عدة أفلام أمثلة على النظرة الذكورية القاصرة لشخصية المجنونة.
ثلاث قصائد من ديوان آلاء حسانين الجديد: زقاق ضيق يذكرني بالمطر
أحدث قصائد آلاء حسانين، من ديونها الجديد «زقاق ضيق يذكرني بالمطر» الصادر منذ شهور قليلة، هنا تحدثنا آلاء عن الغربة من منظورها الشخصي، عن باريس ونانت، وعن الفيل الذي لم تره.
How Much Do We Miss Umm Khulthum?
Thinking about icons past and present, Amal Ghandour remembers Egypt’s “Star of the East” on the 50th anniversary of her death.
We, the Wanderers—Featured Artist El Mehdi Largo
A Moroccan artist becomes Italian and then Arab, all while creating art that critiques orientalist tropes, and having fun along the way.
Home — a State of Restlessness?
Neemah Ahamed explores what home means when one’s life is upended and what once held cherished emotions disintegrates.
The Non-Citizen Gulf Resident Novel: An Emergent Genre?
Non-citizen Gulf residents are rarely depicted in media or literature, but two new novels may change all that.
Novelist Jadd Hilal on Being French and Palestinian
Jadd Hilal is French of Palestinian and Lebanese heritage. In this interview with Lara Vergnaud, he parses national identities.
“Paranoia”—a story from Afghanistan
Haunted by fear and fragile hope, two couples cross the Afghan capital and accidentally meet. Where is the common ground between them?