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Secrets, Leaks, and the Imperative of Truth and Transparency

Secrets, Leaks, and the Imperative of Truth and Transparency

Stephen Rohde on how widespread government secrecy, alongside the punishment of truth-tellers, betrays fundamental principles underlying democracy.

14 MARCH 2021 • By
World Picks, February-March ‘21

World Picks, February-March ‘21

Travel the world, meet people, see great places, without ever leaving the comfort of your screen…welcome to the...

21 FEBRUARY 2021 • By
Revolution in Art, a review of “Reflections” at the British Museum

Revolution in Art, a review of “Reflections” at the British Museum

Malu Halasa reviews a selection of the 170 Arab, Iranian and Turkish artists and artworks in the British...

14 FEBRUARY 2021 • By
A Permanent Temporariness

A Permanent Temporariness

An Egyptian in Berlin finds she and her partner live in a state of seemingly permanent transition.

14 FEBRUARY 2021 • By
The Sea That Binds and Divides: Our Mediterranean

The Sea That Binds and Divides: Our Mediterranean

Iason Athanasiadis on the cities of the Mediterranean and Levant and the exceptionalism that has diminished our shared...

14 JANUARY 2021 • By
History of Tehran: What Lies Beneath

History of Tehran: What Lies Beneath

One of Iran's most venerable journalists and editors gives us an insider's history of one of the world's...

14 DECEMBER 2020 • By
The Mysteries of Translation in “Stranger Fictions”

The Mysteries of Translation in “Stranger Fictions”

Europe is the center of the world and has the literature to prove it. Or is it? Arabic...

14 DECEMBER 2020 • By
To Be or Not to Be, That is Not the Question

To Be or Not to Be, That is Not the Question

December 12, 2020 marks the 95th birthday of the revolutionary and controversial Iranian poet, translator, essayist, editor, encyclopedist,...

12 DECEMBER 2020 • By
The Unbearable Affront of Colorism

The Unbearable Affront of Colorism

Banah al Ghadbanah on the scourge of racism/colorism in Syrian communities and how it is tied to centuries-old...

30 NOVEMBER 2020 • By
Breathing in a Plague

Breathing in a Plague

Kurdish poet-scholar-translator Selîm Temo thinks of the young Thomas Bernhard and his infant son as he fights for...

27 NOVEMBER 2020 • By
Arabs and Muslims on Stage: Can We Unpack Our Baggage?

Arabs and Muslims on Stage: Can We Unpack Our Baggage?

Egyptian American playwright Yussef El Guindi argues it's time for American theatre to go beyond bombs and burkas...

24 NOVEMBER 2020 • By
Systemic Racism in Tunisia Hasn’t Gone Away

Systemic Racism in Tunisia Hasn’t Gone Away

Arab/Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa have largely failed to fight racism and discrimination against...

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By ,
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