“Call After Her”—a short story
The relationship between a lonely man and his eccentric cleaner blurs into something more intimate and ambiguous.
قصة قصيرة لزينب خضور: عدسة الشمال ورئة الجنوب
عن البحر المتوسط، كمساحة محفزة للتأمل، كجسر، كمقبرة هائلة، تكتب زينب خضور قصة قصيرة مؤثرة.
مقتطف من كتاب رنا عيسى: إن عشتم عشتم
تسرد رنا عيسى في «إن عشتم عشتم» قصص أربعة أجيال من «الأمهات الجندريات المختلفة»، في حكاية تتخطى الثنائيات الجندرية وتتناول خياراتهن السيئة في سياق أمومتهن ومسؤولياتها.
The Many Mediterraneans
The Mediterranean, generative yet unstable, is a site of passage and border, a space of paradise and ruin.
“Paradise”—a short story
In this quietly devastating short story set in Gaza, the sea offers a fleeting illusion of paradise — before the war returns.
Visions of the Mediterranean from Morocco
An artist and “artivist” from Larache, Morocco shares two paintings that reflect his perceptions of life along the Med.
A Sunken Tale—Larissa Sansour on Colonial Theft
In this film, conventional narratives and terms are cleverly subverted to explore dislocation and more.
Three Poems from Roma Roam, by Nathalie Handal
Speaking from a crossroads of Mediterranean migration and diaspora — Rome — these poems ask urgent if unanswerable questions.
Leyla Çağlı: A Turkish Poet’s Enduring Voice
Çağlı’s poems travel across magical seas and through centuries.
Life and Death in the Art of Dalel Ouasli
Her work recounts the mythistorema of the Mediterranean, from ancient origins to contemporary narratives.
“Last Glance at the Bosphorus”—a short story
A ferry ride across the Bosphorus becomes a reckoning with a life left behind.
Tangerinn—an excerpt
In a crowded bar on the Calabrian coast, love and shame grow side by side.