Arab women’s bodies

Without Women, the 2011 Revolution Might Have Never Been

Without Women, the 2011 Revolution Might Have Never Been

The long history of Egyptian women's activism created the intellectual and political background for revolution.

8 AUGUST 2025 • By Jasmin Attia
Brutally Honest Exploration of Taboo Subjects in Empty Cages

Brutally Honest Exploration of Taboo Subjects in Empty Cages

A novel that explores taboo subjects with exceptional craftsmanship, while reconstructing the “self” from pain and fragmented identities.

8 AUGUST 2025 • By Ahmed Naji
Freedom is a Combat Sport: On Tatami

Freedom is a Combat Sport: On Tatami

Karim Goury reviews "Tatami," a sports combat film depicting the conflict between suppressive male law and individual female...

11 OCTOBER 2024 • By Karim Goury
Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Malu Halasa offers an overview of three Middle Eastern films screening at the 2024 Human Rights Watch Film...

11 MARCH 2024 • By Malu Halasa
The Fires of Shame; the Burn of Desire

The Fires of Shame; the Burn of Desire

Joumana Haddad lays bare the physical and cerebral journey that has led her to experience the best sex...

3 MARCH 2024 • By Joumana Haddad
LSD in the Arab World: Porn, Sade, and the Next-Door Flasher

LSD in the Arab World: Porn, Sade, and the Next-Door Flasher

In LSD's centerpiece, Joumana Haddad argues that with a dire need for political and economic reforms in most...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Joumana Haddad
The Body, Intimacy and Technology in the Middle East

The Body, Intimacy and Technology in the Middle East

Six women artists and curator Nadine Khalil explore women's bodies in a Dubai exhibition, in an interview by...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Naima Morelli
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
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