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Isabel Wilkerson on Race and Caste in the 21st Century

Isabel Wilkerson on Race and Caste in the 21st Century

"It's impossible not to think about race in relation to the United States these days," writes Paris correspondent...

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Monique El-Faizy
An American in Istanbul Between Muslim and Christian Worlds

An American in Istanbul Between Muslim and Christian Worlds

Anne-Marie O'Connor reviews the debut novel by Nektaria Anastasiadou, set in Istanbul's venerable Rum community.

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Anne-Marie O'Connor
Is White Feminism the De Facto Weapon of White Supremacy?

Is White Feminism the De Facto Weapon of White Supremacy?

Rana Asfour reviews White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad—"an explosive book of history and cultural criticism" that argues...

15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By
The “Surreal Hell” That Made Tahar Ben Jelloun a Writer

The “Surreal Hell” That Made Tahar Ben Jelloun a Writer

The Punishment is a first-person account from an author who considers writers to be "witnesses of history."

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By TMR
Arabs and Race in America through the Short Story Prism

Arabs and Race in America through the Short Story Prism

A different conversation about Arab belonging and assimilation in America, through the prism of Syrian experience.

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Malu Halasa
Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

N.A. Mansour reviews the tantalizing recipes in Sami Tamimi & Tara Wigley's new cookbook of Palestinian cuisine.

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Sophia Armen
Salvaging the shipwreck of humanity in Amin Maalouf’s Adrift

Salvaging the shipwreck of humanity in Amin Maalouf’s Adrift

Maalouf draws a line from pivotal years in Middle Eastern history to some of the most pressing dilemmas...

15 SEPTEMBER 2020 • By Sarah AlKahly-Mills
Poetic Exploration of Illness Conveys Trauma

Poetic Exploration of Illness Conveys Trauma

I am waiting for the Tunisian American writer Leila Chatti to tell me, in her own words, in...

14 SEPTEMBER 2020 • By gethan&myles
Algiers, the Black Panthers & the Revolution

Algiers, the Black Panthers & the Revolution

While Elaine Mokhtefi worked devotedly for the Black Panthers, the men who ran it were, it turned out,...

1 OCTOBER 2018 • By TMR
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