
Can love transform in the face of bombs, drones, AI surveillance, snipers, annexation, and expulsion?
READ MORERana Asfour shares her thoughts on the widely-celebrated book from Dina Nayeri, who writes that escaping and becoming a refugee preoccupied her life for more than 20 years.
15 JANUARY, 2022 • By Rana AsfourA.J. Naddaff reviews the latest work of creative nonfiction by Lebanon's Charif Majdalani, as his nation teeters on the edge of the abyss.
15 NOVEMBER, 2021 • By A.J. NaddaffExcerpted from the anthology Kurdish Women’s Stories (Pluto Press, 2020), by special arrangement with editor Houzan Mahmoud. The Prison Speakers Played Islamic Verses Kobra Banehi Kobra Banehi, also known…
15 SEPTEMBER, 2021 • By Kobra Banehi, Jordan ElgrablyJenine Abboushi recalls family histories and lifelong friendships linking Gaza with Ramallah, Jenin and Jerusalem.
14 JULY, 2021 • By Jenine AbboushiNotes from the editor on truth and discernment.
15 MARCH, 2021 • By Jordan ElgrablyIason Athanasiadis shares his remembrance and unpublished photos from the decisive battle of the 18 days that shook the world.
14 FEBRUARY, 2021 • By Iason AthanasiadisFarah Abdessamad remembers the Dead Sea and the myth of Bahamut.
14 JANUARY, 2021 • By Farah AbdessamadNovelist and poet Laila Halaby reconciles herself with the neighborhood.
15 OCTOBER, 2020 • By Laila HalabyMaalouf draws a line from pivotal years in Middle Eastern history to some of the most pressing dilemmas currently facing humanity.
15 SEPTEMBER, 2020 • By Sarah AlKahly-Mills