Beautiful Freedom For Sale, a short story
A Greek fisherman has to turn the corner on his lifelong passion, freeing himself from his past.
Tag: Greece
The Greek Panopticon, Where Politicians Spy on Democracy
Senior correspondent Iason Athanasiadis attends a protest and critiques Greek government corruption.
The Swimmers and the Mardini Sisters: a True Liberation Tale
Syrian British novelist Rana Haddad reviews the new feature film from Sally El Hoseini on Netflix.
We Say Salt from To Speak in Salt
Poet Becky Thompson talks about her new collection of poems devoted to the migrant crisis and the struggle to find home.
On “True Love Leaves No Traces”
From Leonard Cohen to Apollo and Daphne to French philosopher Jean-Lun Nancy, Arie Akkermans-Amaya looks at the influences of an Istanbul exhibition.
Children in Search of Refuge: a Photographic Essay
Photographer, documentarian and journalist Iason Athanasiadis shares images from more than 10 years of reporting from Afghanistan to Greece and back.
Getting to the Other Side: a Kurdish Migrant Story
Iason Athanasiadis paints the portrait of Bahoz, a stateless Kurd who will keep fighting to become accepted for asylum in Europe.
Refugees Detained in Thessonaliki’s Diavata Camp Await Asylum
In which our columnist flies up to Thessaloniki and visits the Diavata camp for refugees seeking European asylum — no one is illegal, everyone merits a better life.
The Passion of Evangelina | fiction
Anthoney Dimos Before midnight, on November 17, police officer Pavlos Petros found Evangelina Christodoulaki, a college student, from the village of Katerini in Sfakia on the island of Crete, hanging… Continue reading The Passion of Evangelina | fiction
The Limits of Empathy in Rabih Alameddine’s Refugee Saga
The Wrong End of the Telescope a novel by Rabih Alameddine Grove Atlantic (Sept 2021) ISBN 9780802157805 Dima Alzayat When in 2018 director Lena Dunham announced she had been hired… Continue reading The Limits of Empathy in Rabih Alameddine’s Refugee Saga
Summer of ‘21 Reading—Notes from the Editors
Our editors reveal their diverse literary interests, with more than a dozen recommendations for summer reading.
Sailing to Gaza to Break the Siege
One of the cofounders of the Free Gaza movement to break the siege of Gaza, Greta Berlin, tells the story of their first sea voyage.
We Are All at the Border Now
Roving reporter Todd Miller, who has published four books exploring the world and its borders, questions the philosophy of walls.
A Home Across the Azure Sea
We accompany a family fleeing civil war for safe harbor, in a short story by Aida Y. Haddad.