Love Has Everything to Do with Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan
Melissa Chemam reviews the new taboo-busting feature film from Moroccan director Maryam Touzani.
Fida Jiryis on Palestine in Stranger in My Own Land
Diana Buttu, a Palestinian lawyer in Haifa, reviews the family memoir that evokes nearly a century of Palestinian trauma.
Opinion, Weekly
Historic Game on the Horizon: US Faces Iran Once More
Mireille Rebeiz objects to geopolitical hypocrisy when it comes to migrants and workers’ rights, and supports the upcoming US-Iran match in Doha.
Columns, Letters to the Editor, Weekly
Letter From Tehran: From Hair to Hugs, Times Are Changing
One of Iran’s contemporary writers shares his thoughts with a friend in the west about the direction the country is going as a result of the Mahsa Amini protests.
Our Shared Future: Marwa Arsanios’ “Reverse Shot”
Mariam Elnozahy reviews the new exhibit at London’s Mosaic Rooms that looks at ecology and politics in Lebanon.
Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game
Justin Olivier Salhani reviews a new anthology on football and the Middle East just as the World Cup kicks off in Qatar.
Dynamic Acoustic Duo Ÿuma Allies with Tunisia and Derja
In her monthly music column, Melissa Chemam talks to Sabrine Jenhani, half of the indie Tunisian duo Ÿuma.
You Resemble Me Deconstructs a Muslim Life That Ends Radically
We saw Dina Amer’s debut feature film based on the life of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, yet another victim of Wahhabi/Salafi extremism.
Viral Depression in Maha Haj’s Mediterranean Fever
Viola Shafik saw the Montpellier CINEMED screening of a new feature in which Haifa Palestinians catch a strange virus.
“Eleazar”—a short story by Karim Kattan
A Palestinian family mysteriously disintegrates while violence permeates the valley in which they reside.
The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven
Karim Goury revels in the new feature from Swedish Egyptian director Tarik Saleh.
Stadiums, Ghosts & Games—Football’s International Intrigue
Francisco Letelier reminisces on his soccer identities in Chile and the USA, while delving into the international politics of the game.