Despite its repressive regimes, Saudi Arabia has produced a number of world-class novelists — several of whom have seen their best work banned. Rana Asfour reviews three in English translation.
22 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Rana AsfourJordan Elgrably Imagine, if you will, being put on trial for publishing poems and stories extolling the values of human rights and equality — or rotting in prison as…
04 OCTOBER 2021 • By Jordan ElgrablyJenine Abboushi reviews the recent anthology of essays on socialism in the context of Palestinian resistance.
06 JUNE 2021 • By Jenine AbboushiRana Haddad interviews Istanbullu novelist Nektaria Anastasiadou about the little-known Rum community of Istanbul featured in her new novel.
21 FEBRUARY 2021 • By Rana HaddadArab/Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa have largely failed to fight racism and discrimination against black people. To go deeper into the DNA of Arab/Muslim racism, TMR…
15 NOVEMBER 2020 • By TMR, Khawla KsiksiA different conversation about Arab belonging and assimilation in America, through the prism of Syrian experience.
15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Malu Halasa