
Can love transform in the face of bombs, drones, AI surveillance, snipers, annexation, and expulsion?
READ MORETwo Lebanese men who knew each other in childhood meet. Before they can become lovers, they must first become friends.
03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Youssef ManessaA former volunteer in Khartoum questions if "madness" is an illness or a rational response in a trauma-ridden country.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Robert BociagaA Christian woman in solitary confinement in a Pakistani prison is recognized as a voice of reason, even though others view her as mad.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Farah AhamedA drink at a pub, a conversation about psychoanalysis, madness, despair and pain—an encounter.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Ayça ÇubukçuAfter living in London and Beirut, Sara Shamma returned to Damascus, where her hyperrealistic paintings reflect the chaos of today’s world.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Jordan ElgrablyAn exploration of our connections with animal symbols delves into how they intertwine with themes of fear, survival, the body, and language.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Dina Shehata, Rana AsfourInspired by a famous Libyan folktale, “Azouz il-Gayla,” the tale intends to discipline children to keep them from playing outside during nap time.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Safa ElnailiA curated collection of fiction and non-fiction exploring the ways political and social unrest impacts mental health in the Middle East.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Rana AsfourFourteen million people have been displaced from Sudan due to the war, finding joy in life between the Hilo and the Murr.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Re'al BakhitIranian doctors, psychotherapists, and exiled human rights advocates are exploring new talk therapy methods to combat despair amid authoritarianism.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Malu HalasaMohammad Rabie conducts a poignant self-examination, reflecting on a lifetime of fear.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Mohammad Rabie, Lina MounzerLina Mounzer interviews UN Special Rapporteur Michael Fakhri on Gaza, food and famine.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Lina Mounzer