I Am Not The Same

Jasmine in Moonlight

A kite that flies over headsin attempts to rebirth a forgotten ritualin a place that glorifies traditionto break the sky’s dominance. An olive tree keen in silence,ripped away from its …

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A Dream on a Stone Wedge?

Mona Mohamed Saleh

The echo doesn’t make a sound. Yassen mutters as his cursing words are blockaded by ghosts, bats of darkness, stone throwers, and those who are stained with the tragedy of …

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The Silk Road Embrace

abstract art

The sphere upon which mortals come and go,Has no end nor beginning that we know;And none there is to tell us in plain truth:Whence do we come and whither do …

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The Humanistic Tendencies of Mansour El Souwaim’s Fictional Works

Mansour El-Swaim

Mansour El Souwaim is an acclaimed Sudanese novelist with an international reputation as a short story writer and journalist. During his literary tenure of more than two decades (since 2001), …

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You Will Give Birth to a daughter

Girl in the shadows

If I could go back in time and tell my young self one day long fromnow you will give birth to a daughterand birthing her will be unlikeanything else you …

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She Wrote Her Name On My Hand

Painting of dark-haired woman against a setting of grass and earth.

let us lay our babies downto rest, like the sand restsas beach, as boundarybetween land and searest, here, habaybiwake as water,as clay dead or alive, Gazayou will always be my …

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Une romance cousue de fil d’or (critique « Le bleu du caftan»)

Blue Caftan Scene

Présenté au festival de Cannes 2022 dans la section « Un certain regard », Le bleu du caftan, le nouveau film de la réalisatrice marocaine Maryam Touzani, est sorti en salles en …

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Book Review: The Search for Happiness: A Journey through Sufi Thought and the Secrets of Language.

البحث عن السعادة: رحلة في الفكر الصوفي وأسرار اللغة‬ (Arabic Edition) the Search for Happiness

Dr. Reem Bassiouney, acclaimed Egyptian writer, novelist, and professor of Applied Linguistics at the American University in Cairo, recently published a new book: The Search for Happiness: A Journey through …

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A Conversation with Mohammed Said Hjiouij: Author of Kafka In Tangier

Cover of book - Kafka in Tangier. A man holding a suitcase is on the cover.

In my work as a professor of creative writing and literature, I am always looking for artfully written books to share with my students. I am intrigued by Mohammed Said …

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Reality Cloaked in High Fantasy: Author P.L.Stuart Discusses His Innovative The Drowned Kingdom Saga

Photo of P.L. Stuart and his book covers

P.L. Stuart was born in Toronto, Canada. He holds a university degree in English, specializing in Medieval Literature. P.L. is an assistant editor with Before We Go Blog https://beforewegoblog.com/ . …

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