Dr. Refaat Alareer: Lessons Beyond the Classroom
Epigraph: Dr. Refaat Alareer may no longer be with us, but his words continue to live through his students. And through them, his voice is still heard. Dr. Refaat Alareer, …
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Dr. Refaat Alareer: Lessons Beyond the Classroom
Epigraph: Dr. Refaat Alareer may no longer be with us, but his words continue to live through his students. And through them, his voice is still heard. Dr. Refaat Alareer, …
Passing Tawjihi: Under the Weight of Continuous Genocide
Tawjihi in Gaza requires two years of steady foundation and preparation: the 10th and 11th grade years that are supposed to lay the groundwork for the exams that determine whether …
My Invisible Words
In the heart of a darkened cityI sit beside my torn papers,A pen swinging between my fingers,My mindA Halloween night—All dressed in black,Masks on yellow faces,Eyes burning like quiet fires,Yet …
Two years, Two worlds
A child of two fears the shadow under his bed,He cries for a broken toy, or a story to be read. A shadow circles over Karim’s sky,A bird watches while …
A Dream That Faded Away, Yet I Am Satisfied
I had long been preparing my heart for loss. Until I thought that if it ever came, I would not tremble. Yet, when it arrived, it carried me into a …
The Night Is Not For You: Interview With Eman Quotah
Eman Quotah’s fiction is always engaging, resonant, and thought-provoking. Her nuanced portrayal of individual personalities in ordinary and sometimes extraordinary settings always makes for a great read. I hope you …
“Nourit:” The Anatomy of a Fictional Narrative Identity in Dr. Abdulrazig Krar’s Nourit
Narrative Approach A constructive narrative of migration and exile is powerfully explored in the novel Nourit, the recently published debut novel by the Eritrean writer and academic Abdulrazig Krar Osman. …
Through a Comedic Glass, Darkly – On Humour, Satire and Alienation in Egyptian (or Arab) Speculative Fiction
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD “I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them.” — John le Carré, A Murder …
Living Under the Choice of No Choice in Northern Gaza
At midday in early September 2025, my family and I sat in the living room, all of us pulled away from the windows. My family lived on Al Sahaba street …