Can love transform in the face of bombs, drones, AI surveillance, snipers, annexation, and expulsion?
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Like a classic noir narrative in which morality blurs and truth is slippery, the world today feels increasingly absurd and nihilistic.
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In this exclusive short story, a Palestinian aspiring poet in New York City tries to solve an unsolvable mystery.
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When Ala Younis came to Abu Dhabi, she learned buildings were torn down and rebuilt in 20-year cycles due to weather conditions.
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In this dark tale, Tahmina, after running her whole life — from war, exile, and financial hardship — can't stop yet.
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In this new book, Lisa Graves digs at the rot and corruption that presently defines a conservative U.S. Supreme Court.
05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Stephen Rohde
These ten novels—all steeped in uncertainty, grit, shadowy streets, and moral ambiguity—encapsulate the best of Arab noir writing.
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Jafar Panahi’s film reminds us that vengeance doesn’t stop at borders — it’s seeped into our feeds, our politics, our group chats.
05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Alex Demyanenko
This gritty thriller interweaves multiple perspectives to explore exile, identity, resistance, and the human cost of war.
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A novel that tells the story of the end of socialism in Algeria, almost one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Saïd Khaitibi
Playwright Melis Aker makes a compelling argument in favor of shadows — the only cure for a brightly-colored, fast-moving, attention economy.
05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Melis Aker
In this tautly written short story, Majd Aburrub charts the existential dread — and excruciating boredom — of navigating Israeli checkpoints.
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Does prison lead to writing? “Even if you’re not a writer at first, you start to write in prison in order to survive.” —Ngugi wa Thiong’o
05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould
