Letter From Tehran: From Hair to Hugs, Times Are Changing
One of Iran's contemporary writers shares his thoughts with a friend in the west about the direction the country is going as a result of the Mahsa Amini protests.
One of Iran's contemporary writers shares his thoughts with a friend in the west about the direction the country is going as a result of the Mahsa Amini protests.
Fouad Mami meditates on a nearly forgotten heroine of Algeria's war for independence, who was memorialzied in an Assia Djebar novel.
Filmmaker and historian Viola Shafik muses on German art, colonialism and restitution in Berlin.
A serial entrepreneur, engineer and nomad settles in Berlin, only to start up an Egyptian food truck.
Critic Fouad Mami suggests that a Syrian author may be guilty of pseudo-thinking in service of the counterrevolution.
Youssef Manessa reviews a short film from Ely Dagher that speaks to his generation of Lebanese born in the '90s.
Ahmed Naji reviews "If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English" just out from Graywolf.
Rana Asfour provides an intimate look at two new Arab novels in translation, from Lebanese and Syrian authors.