Trauma After Gaza
Joelle M. Abi-Rached reflects on the failures of psychiatry and psychiatric language in addressing the trauma arising from mass violence.
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Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad? Sudan’s War, Displacement, Illusions
A former volunteer in Khartoum questions if "madness" is an illness or a rational response in a trauma-ridden country.
Where to Now, Ya Asfoura?—a story by Sarah AlKahly-Mills
You can run from grief and death until you lose your mind, but life is reserved for those who fight for it.
Poetry as a Form of Madness—Review of a Friendship
Youssef Rahka introduces us to his Egyptian friend Maged Zaher and his seventh volume of poetry, composed in English.