Omar El Akkad on the Genocide, a Bulaq Interview
This podcast discusses the Omar El Akkad’s critique of Western liberalism and the possibilities for a different future.
Notable and Forthcoming Books Centered on Palestine
A diverse selection of forthcoming and noteworthy books that shed light on Palestine from multiple perspectives, highlighting resilience.
“Tiny Suns”—a short story
Danger looms over this story, set in pre-Nakba Palestine, as a mother, distrustful of a foreigner’s presence, tends to her son.
Jewish Supremacy and the Making of Genocide in Gaza
In today’s dissonant reality, many countries feel like they need protection from Israel.
Behind the Seen: Mona Hatoum on Art and Palestine
Hatoum keeps returning to the same question: How is space regulated, surveilled, and colonized?
Not Even the Dead Rest in Palestine
Israeli settlement plans threaten a monastery, green spaces, and even a cemetery.
How Can Palestinians and Israelis Live Together?
Raja Shehadeh offers a simple but impossible answer to this simple but impossible question: “And yet we must.”
Prison and the Writer: Interview with Palestinian Nasser Abu Srour
Palestinian writer Nasser Abu Srour, finally free after 32 years in Israeli prisons, speaks to interviewer Rebecca Ruth Gould.
With Hasan in Gaza: Salvaged Palestine
Kamal Aljafari’s new-old film historicizes Gaza in its demise.
Edward Said: Prophet, Symphonist, Exemplar
Edward Said remains a singular prophet and exemplar for everyone struggling for a world based on peace, justice, and mutual recognition.
In Two New Books, Palestinian Writing Bears Witness
Palestinian artists have long turned their people’s struggle into vibrant expression.
You Must Live: A Collection of Palestinian Poetry
Immediacy matters in this collection because it fundamentally alters how the poems should be read — not “about” war, but inside of it.