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Ghassan Zeineddine Reflects On, Transcends the Identity Zeitgeist

Ghassan Zeineddine Reflects On, Transcends the Identity Zeitgeist

Youssef Rakha is more interested in what it means to be a contemporary Arab-Muslim independently of the West...

17 JULY 2023 • By Youssef Rakha
The Limits of Empathy in Rabih Alameddine’s Refugee Saga

The Limits of Empathy in Rabih Alameddine’s Refugee Saga

The Wrong End of the Telescope a novel by Rabih Alameddine Grove Atlantic (Sept 2021) ISBN 9780802157805 Dima...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By khulud khamis
Shelf Life: The Irreverent Nadia Wassef

Shelf Life: The Irreverent Nadia Wassef

For a brutally honest look at what it’s been like to run a business and raise a family...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By janinedigiovanni
Palestinian Akram Musallam Writes of Loss and Memory

Palestinian Akram Musallam Writes of Loss and Memory

The Slovak-Palestinian writer khulud khamis (sic) of Haifa appreciates the spiralling storytelling of her compeer, Akram Musallam of...

29 AUGUST 2021 • By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
Reading Egypt from the Outside In, Youssef Rakha’s “Baraa and Zaman”

Reading Egypt from the Outside In, Youssef Rakha’s “Baraa and Zaman”

Baraa and Zaman:  Reading Egyptian Modernity in Shadi Abdel Salam’s The Mummy , by Youssef Rakha Palgrave 2020...

24 AUGUST 2021 • By Rana Haddad
Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”

Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”

Mohamed Kheir’s oneiric novel takes readers on a journey around Egypt after the failed Arab Spring.

8 AUGUST 2021 • By Danielle Haque
Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories

Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories

Shereen Malherbe reviews a new book from a first-time Gazan author based in London.

1 AUGUST 2021 • By Menouar Merabtene
Review: Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope

Review: Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope

Hadani Ditmars reviews the new tome from Terreform and AUC Press that gives Gazans hope for a better...

14 JULY 2021 • By Hadani Ditmars
A Response to “Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” 2014-15

A Response to “Gaza: Mowing the Lawn” 2014-15

California poet and activist Tony Litwinko reacts to the painted images in "Gaza: Mowing the Lawn" from Jaime...

14 JULY 2021 • By Diane Shammas
“Hot Maroc” Satirizes Marrakesh, Moroccan Society

“Hot Maroc” Satirizes Marrakesh, Moroccan Society

El Habib Louai on the Moroccan novel that sizes up and lampoons a country coming into its own...

11 JULY 2021 • By Mark LeVine
The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter

The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter

Maryam Zar reviews the new biography from Kai Bird, examining the one-term president who went on to change...

4 JULY 2021 • By Myriam Gurba
ISIS and the Absurdity of War in the Age of Twitter

ISIS and the Absurdity of War in the Age of Twitter

Jessica Proett reviews Salar Abdoh's empirical novel set during the days when ISIS was running loose across Iraq...

4 JULY 2021 • By Jessica Proett
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