“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes
A celebration quickly spirals into a lifetime of trauma when an unforeseen 'head' makes a shocking appearance.
A celebration quickly spirals into a lifetime of trauma when an unforeseen 'head' makes a shocking appearance.
Georgina Van Welie, co-founder of Sabab theatre, shares her perspective on the "Arab" Shakespeare Trilogy for the first time
Mai Al-Nakib explores memory, forgetting, and writing through the lenses of Woolf, Proust, and a Wim Wenders film.
T.H. Shalaby maps out and questions architectural planning in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
Nicole Hamouche visits artist and architect at his Beirut studio, whose work reflects on Damascus' and Beirut’s political and social scene.
The war on Gaza and Hamas reminds Palestinian American poet Deema K. Shehabi of her father and stories of home and immigration.
The power of the imagination may not be enough to save a young girl’s hopes when faced with rural poverty.
In an excerpt from an unpublished novella by Malu Halasa, ice skating in the desert is more than just a sport.
Mai Al-Nakib, a writer in the country's capital, interprets the recent rise in conservatism in Kuwait as a symptom of fear.
Tugrul Mende reviews Shadh Alshammari's brave account of fighting MS and abelism.
Rana Asfour reviews Mai Al-Nakib's debut novel, in which the protagonist always thought she would leave her country.
The author of the novel "An Unlasting Home" recalls stories of African slaves in Iraq and Kuwait.
A young storyteller in Kuwait is captivated by the lives of Filipina women he does not know.
Nada Ghosn speaks to Dr. Alanoud Alsharekh in our monthly series profiling trailblazing Arab, Iranian and other women of the Middle East and North Africa.