Our reviewer examines the Arab melancholy at the heart of Saleem Haddad’s second novel.
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Layla AlAmmar
Many women and men long to raise children of their own, but is it primordial to be a biological parent?
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
A new anthology from Saqi Books explores LGBTQ+ Arabs and their families from ten points of view.
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Zein Murib
For Avi Shlaim and Gilbert Achcar, the genocide in Gaza is a turning point, one from which there is no return.
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould
Art Basel's debut in the SWANA region is more than a marketplace; it is a catalyst for Qatar's cultural vision.
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
In a world where justice and law reliably fail us, it might be literature that holds the better promise of redemption.
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
In this tragicomic debut novel, a queer Palestinian refugee prepares to come out during his extravagant birthday dinner party.
06 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Ziyad Saadi
Hasan Hadi delivers a remarkable neorealist fable about childhood, obedience, and survival under dictatorship.
06 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Alex Demyanenko
Lena El-Malak’s Stolen Nation is a robust examination of a neglected aspect of the Palestinian “question": reparations.
06 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Selma Dabbagh
These on-the-ground notes from Iran reject oversimplification and one-sided narratives: "There is layer upon layer."
23 JANUARY 2026 • By M. Nateqnuri
Women's bodies have always been policed but Souseh reminds us that we don't have to buy into the narrative.
23 JANUARY 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
Despite its strong performances and scenography, Rajiv Joseph's play remains a western telling of the Iraq War.
23 JANUARY 2026 • By Nazli Tarzi
