memory

Memory and Forgetting in Of Loss and Lavender

Memory and Forgetting in Of Loss and Lavender

Sinan Antoon’s self-translated novel explores the different ways memory unfolds in exile but offers no closure.

31 JULY 2026 • By Saleem Haddad
The Passive Voice of Light: On Grief and Imperial Grammar

The Passive Voice of Light: On Grief and Imperial Grammar

A Palestinian teacher remembers the sister who taught her the passive voice, not knowing that grammar would be...

10 JULY 2026 • By Hanan Habashi
Searching for Perseus

Searching for Perseus

A writer returns to her homeland — Lebanon — after years abroad, tracing the fault lines between memory...

19 JUNE 2026 • By Lara Atallah
Bassem Khandaqji’s Mask is a novel of Palestinian Resistance

Bassem Khandaqji’s Mask is a novel of Palestinian Resistance

The ghostly presence of the Nakba casts an ominous shadow over this newly translated novel by a former...

15 MAY 2026 • By Francesca Vawdrey
Adedayo Agarau presents The Years of Blood

Adedayo Agarau presents The Years of Blood

In "The Years of Blood" a Nigerian poet grapples with the violence of a nation struggling to find...

1 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Adedayo Agarau
On Forgiveness and Path—an Exhibition in Damascus

On Forgiveness and Path—an Exhibition in Damascus

In post-regime Syria, forgiveness is not resolution—it’s a quiet demand for justice in the language of art.

18 APRIL 2025 • By Robert Bociaga
 
Scroll to Top