A Day of Floods
A flooded day, an unprecedented night,Heavy hours, with tears pouring down. “What’s happening to you?”It has been flooding for five long hours. “It’s good! it’s raining.”Yes… once upon a time, …
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A Day of Floods
A flooded day, an unprecedented night,Heavy hours, with tears pouring down. “What’s happening to you?”It has been flooding for five long hours. “It’s good! it’s raining.”Yes… once upon a time, …
الرَّمادِيَّة
شخصٌ أنا متأرجحٌبين الصوابِ وبين الخطأشخصٌ أنالا يُنار لا ولا يُنطفَأإن شئت قل عني أننيمتوسطٌأو عالقٌأو تائهٌبينَ بينٍ وبَينوأنا كذلك في حياتيأخترتُ لي رقمًا يقعبين الواحد والإثنينوأنا كذلك في حياتيلستُ …
The Circassians: A Story of Genocide, Survival, and a Fragile Renaissance
From the rolling hills of the Jordanian countryside to the bustling streets of Istanbul, from the quiet villages in the plains of Syria to the riverbanks in the heart of …
From Desolation New Aspirations Will Bloom
I was supposed to graduate in 2023. I loved my university so deeply, with the scent of the library, the shade of the ancient trees, the echo of footsteps in …
A Whole in Time – Arabic Travels between Science, Magic and Romance
There’s no real objection to escapism, in the right places… We all want to escape occasionally. But science fiction is often very far from escapism; in fact, you might say …
ذِكْرَيَات مُشْتَعِلَة
يتسلّل ضوءٌ خافتٌمن شرفةٍ شبيهة بشرفتي،تلك التي أضحت محطة انكسارٍفي ذاكرتي العتيقة.تنير السماءُ خيمتي الصغيرة،التي تشبه غرفةًكنتُ أسكنها،والآن تسكنني!كل شيء فيها يشبه أشيائي،وداخلي يقينٌ محطمبأن أشيائي لن تعود،وأن عليّ صنعها …
THE GREAT RAINFALL OF SYDNEY
There was once a town named Sydney and it was known for how beautiful the views were. It was the number one place for travelers to visit. There was a …
Ramadan: From Light to War-Torn Night
Ramadan once shone with light,lanterns glowed in every home;now we walk through war-torn night. Tables filled before first bite,we laughed as stars began to bloom;Ramadan once shone with light. We …
The Living Star of Eternal Love
DRESS YOURSELF IN JOY MY SOUL…AND DESCEND INTO THE CLEAR WATERS OF LIFE…BATHE IN IMMENSITYRISE ETERNAL LIKE A SUN AT NIGHTIN A SKY STARRY WITH AZURE…AND OF INNOCENCEAMONG THE FLOWERED …
Book Review: Saleem Haddad’s Floodlines
In his second novel Floodlines which is published by Europa Editions this February, Saleem Haddad narrates the story of a multigenerational family in which themes about art, memory and cultural …