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5 DECEMBER, 2025

Escaping the “Cockroach”—On Melancholy and Noir

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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Tasting Tongues—recipes and more

Acclaimed chef Anissa Helou reflects on the delights of eating tongue, and shares a few of her recipes for the ideal ways to enjoy it.

05 MARCH, 2026 • By Anissa Helou

The Mother Tongue Booklist

A curated collection of books that explore how our language shapes who we are and how we connect with the world.

05 MARCH, 2026 • By Rana Asfour

Small Moments and Their Much Larger Meaning

In "This Arab Life," Amal Ghandour looks at the absurdity of Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" for Gaza.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Amal Ghandour

Omar El Akkad on the Genocide, a Bulaq Interview

This podcast discusses the Omar El Akkad’s critique of Western liberalism and the possibilities for a different future.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By TMR

Notable and Forthcoming Books Centered on Palestine

A diverse selection of forthcoming and noteworthy books that shed light on Palestine from multiple perspectives, highlighting resilience.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Rana Asfour

“Tiny Suns”—a short story

Danger looms over this story, set in pre-Nakba Palestine, as a mother, distrustful of a foreigner's presence, tends to her son.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Sahar Mustafah

Jewish Supremacy and the Making of Genocide in Gaza

In today's dissonant reality, many countries feel like they need protection from Israel.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Sheryl Ono

Behind the Seen: Mona Hatoum on Art and Palestine

Hatoum keeps returning to the same question: How is space regulated, surveilled, and colonized?

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans

Not Even the Dead Rest in Palestine

Israeli settlement plans threaten a monastery, green spaces, and even a cemetery.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By A Mom from Bethlehem

How Can Palestinians and Israelis Live Together?

Raja Shehadeh offers a simple but impossible answer to this simple but impossible question: "And yet we must."

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Raja Shehadeh

Prison and the Writer: Interview with Palestinian Nasser Abu Srour

Palestinian writer Nasser Abu Srour, finally free after 32 years in Israeli prisons, speaks to interviewer Rebecca Ruth Gould.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould

With Hasan in Gaza: Salvaged Palestine

Kamal Aljafari's new-old film historicizes Gaza in its demise.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Jim Quilty
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