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“The Social Media Kids”—a short story by Qais Akbar Omar

“The Social Media Kids”—a short story by Qais Akbar Omar

In Qais Akbar Omar’s short story, a surprise homecoming threatens to upend the lives of a 14-year-old and...

5 JULY 2024 • By Qais Akbar Omar
Hollywoodgate—New Doc Captures the Post-American Taliban

Hollywoodgate—New Doc Captures the Post-American Taliban

Iason Athanasiadis reviews a documentary of an Egyptian's observations of the first year of the Taliban's new regime.

19 APRIL 2024 • By Iason Athanasiadis
War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel

War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel

Something beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.

15 JANUARY 2024 • By Rudi Heinrich
The Paranda Network—Afghan Women Writing

The Paranda Network—Afghan Women Writing

Breaking stereotypes that their country is only about war, Afghan women continue to write despite the Taliban, writes...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Lillie Razvi
The Fall of Kabul: Parwan Detention Facility, Bagram District, Parwan Province

The Fall of Kabul: Parwan Detention Facility, Bagram District, Parwan Province

In his new book, Andrew Quilty relates some of the blowback after 9/11 brought about the invasion of...

11 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Andrew Quilty
Refugees of Afghanistan in Iran: a Photo Essay by Peyman Hooshmandzadeh

Refugees of Afghanistan in Iran: a Photo Essay by Peyman Hooshmandzadeh

In Iran, Afghan refugees have been a part our everyday lives for over four decades now.

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Rahil Mohsin
The (Afghan) Writer Who Sold His Book Collection to Pay the Rent

The (Afghan) Writer Who Sold His Book Collection to Pay the Rent

Selling off your beloved book collection to pay the rent hurts, but it beats starving or being out...

13 DECEMBER 2021 • By weglot-editor
20 Years Ago This Month, 9/11 at Souk Ukaz

20 Years Ago This Month, 9/11 at Souk Ukaz

Hadani Ditmars The commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 unfolds in televisual real time and yet with...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban

Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban

On the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Hadani Ditmars remembers the treasures and the ruins of Afghanistan...

16 AUGUST 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
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