A bombing in Gaza destroys an entire family except for the protagonist of the short story and his...
1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Ghassan Ghassan
Areej Gamal's translated short story from Egypt depicts a potted plant and forbidden love that become intertwined, with...
3 MAY 2024 • By Areej Gamal
In this short story translated from Kurdish for the first time, a young man discovers that his discomfort...
3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Hussein Arif
A shrewd businesswoman runs a matchmaking agency in Amman that finds brides for male clients based on a...
2 JULY 2023 • By Natasha Tynes
In Ola Mustapha's new story, a man falls for the seduction of a film and it becomes the...
2 JULY 2023 • By Ola Mustapha
After her controlling husband dies, a wealthy woman obsesses over the neighborhood crows until her maid decides to...
2 JULY 2023 • By Farah Ahamed
Aliyeh Ataei's new story centers on a young woman exploring herself as a writer while choosing life in...
2 JULY 2023 • By Aliyeh Ataei
In Mai Al-Nakib’s new short story, a woman makes a Herculean effort to preserve the memory and artwork...
2 JULY 2023 • By Mai Al-Nakib
In Ghadeer Ahmed's latest story, three women with no abortion rights refuse to be victims of exploitation and...
2 JULY 2023 • By Ghadeer Ahmed
In an excerpt from an unpublished novella by Malu Halasa, ice skating in the desert is more than...
2 JULY 2023 • By Malu Halasa
The power of the imagination may not be enough to save a young girl’s hopes when faced with...
2 JULY 2023 • By Mona Al-Shammari
Novelist Omar El Akkad recounts a beguiling coming-of-age story set in Doha, where he grew up before the...
2 APRIL 2023 • By Omar El Akkad
