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“Mother Remembered”—Fiction by Samir El-Youssef

“Mother Remembered”—Fiction by Samir El-Youssef

Palestinian writer Samir El-Youssef, born in a refugee camp, tells the story of his family's uprooting from Lebanon.

5 MARCH 2023 • By Samir El-Youssef
Conflict and Freedom in Palestine, a Trip Down Memory Lane

Conflict and Freedom in Palestine, a Trip Down Memory Lane

Saudi American novelist Eman Quotah reminisces on a university peace studies class that traveled to Israel/Palestine.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Eman Quotah
From “Anahita” to Ÿuma, Festival Arabesques Dazzles Thousands

From “Anahita” to Ÿuma, Festival Arabesques Dazzles Thousands

Writing from Montpellier, Angélique Crux highlights four musical performances in a Middle Eastern arts festival that has no...

26 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Sulafa Zidani
After Marriage, Single Arab American Woman Looks for Love

After Marriage, Single Arab American Woman Looks for Love

Eman Quotah reviews the new poetry collection by Jordanian Palestinian American author Laila Halaby.

5 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Eman Quotah
Between Illness and Exile in “Head Above Water”

Between Illness and Exile in “Head Above Water”

Tugrul Mende reviews Shadh Alshammari's brave account of fighting MS and abelism.

15 JULY 2022 • By Oliver Gloag
“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation

“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation

A writer born into both Arabic and Hebrew linguistic traditions finds herself writing in English but longing for...

11 JULY 2022 • By Ayelet Tsabari
Poems of Palestinian Motherhood, Loss, Desire and Hope

Poems of Palestinian Motherhood, Loss, Desire and Hope

Eman Quotah reviews the new poetry collection from Palestinian poet Maya Abu-Alhayyat, translated by Fady Joudah.

4 JULY 2022 • By Eman Quotah
Steve Sabella: Excerpts from “The Parachute Paradox”

Steve Sabella: Excerpts from “The Parachute Paradox”

In these stories from his impassioned memoir, Steve Sabella works to decolonize the mind and liberate his identity.

15 JUNE 2022 • By Nawal Nasrallah
Reclaiming Palestinian Narratives in A Loveless World, with Susan Abulhawa

Reclaiming Palestinian Narratives in A Loveless World, with Susan Abulhawa

Register for Free Here   “Reclaiming Narratives in A Loveless World” chaired by Susan Abulhawa – Visualizing Palestine,...

2 JUNE 2022 • By
On the Streets of Santiago: a Culture of Wine and Empanadas

On the Streets of Santiago: a Culture of Wine and Empanadas

Contributing editor Francisco Letelier writes from the streets of Chile's capital where the future is just beginning.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Farah Abdessamad
Sudden Journeys: The Villa Salameh Bequest

Sudden Journeys: The Villa Salameh Bequest

Jenine Abboushi inaugurates a new monthly column with a story about a prominent family that lost everything in...

29 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Jenine Abboushi
From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

Rana Asfour reviews a new memoir about the legendary Dajani family, charged by a Turkish sultan with watching...

29 NOVEMBER 2021 • By TMR
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