With Hasan in Gaza: Salvaged Palestine
Kamal Aljafari’s new-old film historicizes Gaza in its demise.
Edward Said: Prophet, Symphonist, Exemplar
Edward Said remains a singular prophet and exemplar for everyone struggling for a world based on peace, justice, and mutual recognition.
In Two New Books, Palestinian Writing Bears Witness
Palestinian artists have long turned their people’s struggle into vibrant expression.
You Must Live: A Collection of Palestinian Poetry
Immediacy matters in this collection because it fundamentally alters how the poems should be read — not “about” war, but inside of it.
Letter from Gaza: Our Long Wait for Gas
Coffee, gas, warmth — basic things to many, but in Gaza, they become rarities.
Letter from Gaza: Stuck in Place
A young writer reports that safe transportation remains dangerously scarce.
Why PALESTINE?
What could be more central to any discussion of peace and justice than Palestinian freedom and sovereignty in our lifetimes?
قصة قصيرة لأحمد فؤاد الدين: المقبرة
يفقد الأب حيوانه الأليف القريب، فنتعرف على مدى ذلك القرب الذي يتجاوز المعتاد، قصة قصيرة رائعة لأحمد فؤاد الدين.
مقتطف من كتاب عماد أبو صالح: أخي لوركا
يتأمل عماد أبو صالح حياة شاعر إسبانا الأشهر لوركا، متذكرًا كتابات الآخرين عنه، كما يحدثنا عن رؤيته الشخصية له، في مقتطف من كتابه الممتع «أخي لوركا».
Beyond Black and White: Notes from Tehran
These on-the-ground notes from Iran reject oversimplification and one-sided narratives: “There is layer upon layer.”
Dear Souseh: Curvy and Confused
Women’s bodies have always been policed but Souseh reminds us that we don’t have to buy into the narrative.
Who Speaks for Iraq? A Review of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Despite its strong performances and scenography, Rajiv Joseph’s play remains a western telling of the Iraq War.