The ghostly presence of the Nakba casts an ominous shadow over this newly translated novel by a former...
15 MAY 2026 • By Francesca Vawdrey
In this ode of sorts, a Lebanese writer wonders: how can love for Palestine, and yearning, still puzzle...
15 MAY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
In this quietly devastating short story set in Gaza, the sea offers a fleeting illusion of paradise —...
1 MAY 2026 • By Aisha Abdel Gawad
In this film, conventional narratives and terms are cleverly subverted to explore dislocation and more.
1 MAY 2026 • By Jim Quilty
In the wake of genocide, a Palestinian American loses her words — until she finds her way in...
6 MARCH 2026 • By Sarah Aziza
A Palestinian writer dissects the exquisite loneliness of losing one's mother tongue.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Majd Aburrub
Our reviewer examines the Arab melancholy at the heart of Saleem Haddad’s second novel.
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Layla AlAmmar
For Avi Shlaim and Gilbert Achcar, the genocide in Gaza is a turning point, one from which there...
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould
Lena El-Malak’s Stolen Nation is a robust examination of a neglected aspect of the Palestinian “question": reparations.
6 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Selma Dabbagh
In "This Arab Life," Amal Ghandour looks at the absurdity of Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" for Gaza.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Danger looms over this story, set in pre-Nakba Palestine, as a mother, distrustful of a foreigner's presence, tends...
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sahar Mustafah
In today's dissonant reality, many countries feel like they need protection from Israel.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sheryl Ono
