Why does the U.S. continue funding Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people, even in the face of international condemnation?
03 APRIL 2026 • By Jason Hickel
The civilizational supremacy of the West is under threat, insisted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a speech in Munich.
03 APRIL 2026 • By Ayça Çubukçu
A writer imagines Iran one year in the future, after the bombs have stopped falling, and the resulting political and social landscape.
03 APRIL 2026 • By Shahram Khosravi
No one in Lebanon is ever out of the fray, not even those who are very far away from burning neighborhoods and landscapes.
27 MARCH 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
This month, Souseh answers two letters from readers distressed by the outbreak of war, and notably the cognitive dissonance that results.
27 MARCH 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
An unorthodox family forged by crisis, three African women living together in Tunis, shelters a young shipwreck survivor.
27 MARCH 2026 • By Karim Goury
The protagonist is a complete individual, but also a product of forces that have shaped and exiled many Palestinians.
20 MARCH 2026 • By Eman Quotah
Iranians emerging from the rubble of war have their own struggle ahead. But the lessons travel: resistance has to be preserved.
20 MARCH 2026 • By Nojang Khatami
Loubna Mrie's memoir of personal rebellion and political awakening unfurls in Syria before, during and after the revolution.
20 MARCH 2026 • By Anna Lekas Miller
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming battlegrounds, and is at the heart of many international assassinations.
13 MARCH 2026 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Iranian authors recommend books that transcend hostile, longstanding narratives and misrepresentations of Iran.
13 MARCH 2026 • By Salar Abdoh, Azadeh Moaveni, Kamin Mohammadi
Perpetually attacked by Israel as an easy target and neighbor, Lebanon is bearing the brunt of many bombs in today's war.
13 MARCH 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
