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“It’s Not ‘Whatever’”: On Mother Tongue, Exile, and Inheritance

“It’s Not ‘Whatever’”: On Mother Tongue, Exile, and Inheritance

A Lebanese poet in California, Zeina Hashem Beck tends to the tension between Arabic and English, grief and...

6 MARCH 2026 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
SPECIAL KURDISH ISSUE: From Kurmanji to English, an Introduction to Selim Temo

SPECIAL KURDISH ISSUE: From Kurmanji to English, an Introduction to Selim Temo

To celebrate the forthcoming publication of Selim Temo's "Nightlands," we present an introductory essay and two poems from...

9 AUGUST 2024 • By Zêdan Xelef
In and Between Languages: Writing on the Fault Line

In and Between Languages: Writing on the Fault Line

Nektaria Anastasiadou writes about her decision to pen her works using the historically fractured language of the Istanbul...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
They and I, in Budapest

They and I, in Budapest

An Egyptian student in Budapest wakes up each morning to embody a new character, conquer language barriers and...

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Nadine Yasser
My Amazighitude: On the Indigenous Identity of North Africa

My Amazighitude: On the Indigenous Identity of North Africa

Brahim El Guabli explores his Amazigh roots while championing the struggle of all indigenous peoples.

6 JUNE 2022 • By Brahim El Guabli
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