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READ MOREAfter a year of the war on Gaza, signs and symbols, art, and visuals from and about Palestine are still being banned, dismissed, or ignored.
04 OCTOBER, 2024 • By Malu HalasaIsrael’s war on Gaza and Palestinians in the West Bank has prompted dissent around the world that refuses to be silenced.
04 OCTOBER, 2024 • By Jordan ElgrablyThrough a conflicted prism, the effect of the year-long war in Gaza on the music and politics of Northern Ireland.
04 OCTOBER, 2024 • By Stuart BailieHonoring the memory of US serviceman Aaron Bushnell, who died for truth and justice in protest of US aid to Israel.
04 OCTOBER, 2024 • By Samina NajmiA bleak and sobering account for those who may still have wanted to believe in the enlightening power of the image.
04 OCTOBER, 2024 • By Viola ShafikA Beiruti interrogates her country's perennial condition with its neighbor in the aftermath of October 7 and the bloodcurdling aftershocks.
04 OCTOBER, 2024 • By Amal GhandourAs Beirut anticipates a military invasion, MK Harb's short story about two friends sharing a slice of cake unfolds.
04 OCTOBER, 2024 • By MK HarbRefugee camps, control, and dispossessed lives by artists Heba Tannous, Mahmoud Alhaj, Tayseer Barakat, Alaa Albaba, and photographer Iason Athnasiadis.
06 SEPTEMBER, 2024 • By Malu HalasaMaha Al Aswad sheds light on Egyptian writer Mohammad Hafez Ragab, a literary figure of the 1960s whose works have been vastly overlooked.
06 SEPTEMBER, 2024 • By Maha Al Aswad, Rana AsfourOmar Zahzah argues that Meta censors free speech for Palestine because it is a US dominant corporate platform that takes support for Israel for granted.
06 SEPTEMBER, 2024 • By Omar ZahzahMaged Mandour’s new book examines El-Sisi's exercise and abuse of power in post-revolutionary Egypt.
06 SEPTEMBER, 2024 • By Elias FerozIn Nektaria Anastasiadou's experience, agents, publishers and editors often have peculiar ideas about what constitutes Middle East fiction.
06 SEPTEMBER, 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou