Something beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.
15 JANUARY 2024 • By Rudi Heinrich
In this short story by Maryam Mahjoba, a teacher from Japan travels to Afghanistan to teach at a...
3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Maryam Mahjoba
Breaking stereotypes that their country is only about war, Afghan women continue to write despite the Taliban, writes...
3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Lillie Razvi
L'écrivaine aghane-iranienne Aliyeh Ataei présente "La frontière des oubliés" de chez Gallimard au Grain des Mots.
24 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Aliyeh Ataei's new story centers on a young woman exploring herself as a writer while choosing life in...
2 JULY 2023 • By Aliyeh Ataei
Afghan American writer Sumaira Akbarzada shares several of her family's favorite rice dishes, recalling her trips to Afghanistan.
12 JUNE 2023 • By Sumaira Akbarzada
Writer, editor and literary translator Zara Houshmand presents her new book of Rumi translations, Moon and Sun.
4 JUNE 2023 • By Zara Houshmand
Malu Halasa tells the story of refugees seeking asylum in Britain who brave the dangerous waters of the...
5 MARCH 2023 • By Malu Halasa
These days, for Iranian photographer Jassem Ghazbanpour, who began shooting the Iran-Iraq war at age 16, home is...
5 MARCH 2023 • By Jassem Ghazbanpour
Madras, Indian-born poet, writer, and dancer Tishani Doshi presents three of her latest poems.
15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Tishani Doshi
I. Rida Mahmood observes that while people in Iran and Arab countries are roiling for more equality and...
24 OCTOBER 2022 • By I. Rida Mahmood
World Refugee Day is the first of seven days during which refugees will be recognized in events across...
20 JUNE 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
