The ghostly presence of the Nakba casts an ominous shadow over this newly translated novel by a former Palestinian prisoner.
15 MAY 2026 • By Francesca Vawdrey
In this ode of sorts, a Lebanese writer wonders: how can love for Palestine, and yearning, still puzzle others?
15 MAY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
An otherwise daring stage production falters when it comes to depictions — clichéd and outdated — of the Gulf.
15 MAY 2026 • By Georgina Van Welie
This gothic short story is set on the island of Unguja in Tanzania, where an idyllic house hides something darker.
08 MAY 2026 • By Rebecca Lloyd
In a house shaped by war, a child’s question about a mysterious plant opens onto something far more dangerous.
08 MAY 2026 • By Erfan Mojib
The relationship between a lonely man and his eccentric cleaner blurs into something more intimate and ambiguous.
08 MAY 2026 • By Nur Turkmani
In Algeria, singer-songwriter Amel Zen and the group Iwal write and perform in their indigenous Dahri and Chaoui.
24 APRIL 2026 • By Sana Herireche
In her biweekly column, following Israel's Black Wednesday massacres, Amal Ghandour mulls the future of Lebanon.
24 APRIL 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
For this final iteration of the column before it goes on hiatus, Souseh writes a letter to herself.
24 APRIL 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
Six years into Lebanon’s collapse, Beirut’s cultural centers struggle to cope with an unprecedented displacement crisis.
17 APRIL 2026 • By Jim Quilty
At a Berlin residency, a Gazan writer finds unexpected kinship among women bound by cross-border grief.
17 APRIL 2026 • By Alaa Alqaisi
Sarah Leah Whitson and Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man offer an idealistic framework to break the stalemate in Palestine.
17 APRIL 2026 • By Mya Guarnieri
