Awake (Thirty One)
Awake(thirty one) Something ain’t right about tonight.i worry for the kids on my block asthey smoke they scream they hidei drink i run i cryand after we all come down …
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Awake (Thirty One)
Awake(thirty one) Something ain’t right about tonight.i worry for the kids on my block asthey smoke they scream they hidei drink i run i cryand after we all come down …
The Year My Life Split in Two
For me, and for all Palestinians living in Gaza, 2023 was a year of relative peace. I was a Tawjihi student (the final high school examination in Palestine) in the …
Roundtable: Science Fiction Writer Emad El-Din Aysha in Conversation with Latin American Science Fiction Writers
Recently, Emad El-Din Aysha, a member of the Egyptian Society for Science Fiction (ESSF) and the Egyptian Writers’ Union, invited seven well-known Latin American science fiction writers to a round …
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 …