A grief-stricken man returns to his hometown and reckons with his relationship to faith, community, and love.
18 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Barâa Arar
Our reviewer examines the Arab melancholy at the heart of Saleem Haddad’s second novel.
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Layla AlAmmar
The Bīylmawn festival has recently made a comeback but not everyone is pleased with the highly stylized and...
12 JULY 2024 • By Brahim El Guabli
Palestine's shrines are a part of a heritage that has been intentionally erased since the Nakba of 1948,...
3 MAY 2024 • By Gabriel Polley
Iason Athanasiadis reviews a documentary of an Egyptian's observations of the first year of the Taliban's new regime.
19 APRIL 2024 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Bavand Karim reviews the film "Holy Spider" by Ali Abbassi which coldly deconstructs the brutal nature of Iran’s...
11 DECEMBER 2023 • By Bavand Karim
Yasmine Motawy interviews the critically-acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short story writer, Leila Aboulela.
29 MAY 2023 • By Yasmine Motawy
Novelist R.P. Finch reviews the debut novel of Aisha Abdel Gawad, set in the "Arabland" of Bay Ridge,...
15 MAY 2023 • By R.P. Finch
