Alienation

Wandering and Endless Sorrow: Farhad Pirbal’s The Potato Eaters

Wandering and Endless Sorrow: Farhad Pirbal’s The Potato Eaters

Cory Oldweiler reviews the debut story collection by Farhad Pirbal, one of Kurdistan's iconic writers, now out from...

9 AUGUST 2024 • By Cory Oldweiler
Four Poems by Alaa Hassanien from The Love That Doubles Loneliness

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...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Alaa Hassanien
The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation

The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation

Ahmed Awadalla reflects on how his pursuit of freedom through a job in Cairo has led to growing...

1 MAY 2023 • By Ahmed Awadalla
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