Mother tongues, endlessly chimeric, endlessly beguiling, can become both dangerous baggage and precious commodity.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Lara Vergnaud
In the wake of Gaza genocide, a Palestinian American loses her words — until she finds her way...
6 MARCH 2026 • By Sarah Aziza
Two poems explore the contradictions within language and how they influence and reshape our perception of the world.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Hajer Requiq
A poet of Pakistani heritage raised around Arabic and English longs for deeper expression of her mother's tongue.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Namal Siddiqui
Palestinian writer Majd Aburrub dissects the exquisite loneliness of losing one's mother tongue.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Majd Aburrub
Arabic, France’s second-most spoken language, was featured at this year’s Avignon Festival, but is Arabic still the outsider's...
15 AUGUST 2025 • By Georgina Van Welie
Gaza's senior poet Nasser Rabah presents two poems from his first collected works in English, new from City...
4 JULY 2025 • By Nasser Rabah
A major name in Arabic poetry, Jawdat Fakhreddine establishes a revolutionary dialogue between international, modernist values and the...
20 MAY 2025 • By Jawdat Fakhreddine
This anthology, while celebrating last year's best literary translations, aims to highlight writing from and about a world...
9 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
Shamieh's novel invites the audience to reflect on notions of home and the multifaceted nature of belonging.
2 MAY 2025 • By Betty Shamieh
Science fiction and dystopias figure prominently in Arab literature going back more than 100 years, writes Elizabeth Rauh.
6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Elizabeth L. Rauh
Artist Manal Mahamid shares the evolution of her exhibition, The Palestinian Gazelle, reflecting on the paradox of colonialism.
1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Manal Mahamid
