A Treatise on Love
When disaster strikes Maryam Haidari between Tunis and Tehran, the past seven years of her life as a poet, writer and translator are thrown into stark relief.
Tears of the Patriarch
An exclusive excerpt from Dina Wahba’s book “Counter Revolutionary Egypt” describes how the lachrymose president manipulates the public.
Hashem & Sara on Their Intimate Podcast, “Bath Ya Hashem”
Mohammad Rabie lifts the lid on the makings of the popular Arab podcast “Bath ya Hashem,” hosted and produced by Sara Eldayekh and Hashem.
Arthur Kayzakian’s Stolen Painting and The Nameless Father
Sean Casey on a rather unusual and remarkable debut from Arthur Kayzakian that melds poetry, prose and correspondence.
Love Across Borders—on Romance, Restrictions and Happy Endings
Lina Mounzer reviews the new book by Anna Lekas Miller that gathers stories of love- and border-challenged couples.
Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي
Mohammad Shawky Hassan reflects on the original story that informed the making of “Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?” two years after its world premiere.
Four Poems by Alaa Hassanien from The Love That Doubles Loneliness
Emotions of modern romance are found in Alaa Hasanin’s “The Love That Doubles Loneliness,” translated from Arabic by Salma Moustafa Khalil.
Driving in Palestine Now is More Dangerous Than Ever
A Twitter post by Fadi Quran reveals the reality on the ground these days trying to get around the West Bank.
Inci Atrek’s Intercultural Novel—Holiday Country
Amy Omar explores her own Turkish American identity while relating to Turkish American writer Inci Atrek and her debut novel.
A Century of Sergei Parajanov: Conjurer of Cinematic Worlds
William Gourlay revisits the works of Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, who created cinematic moments from across Europe, the Caucasus and Western Asia.
Israel-Palestine: Peace Under Occupation?
Laëtitia Soula reports on a French trade union event that presented anti-colonialist writer and publisher Alain Gresh.
Messages from Gaza Now /4
Tragic and horrifying, Hossam Madhoun’s ‘Messages from Gaza Now’ is an invaluable eye witness account inside Gaza’s war zone.