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 …
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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 …
The Boy Who Got Lost Between the Sands
(1) He raised his head towards the scorching sun, its whips setting the road ablaze. He took off his cap and felt the wind’s tongue licking the nappy hair sitting …
The Straw Mat
In those days, I had never known that the skinny man with thin legs and a slim face, standing among the sawing reeds by the dead pond, would provide the …
Interview – Iranian Speculative Fiction: Authors, Publishers, Comic Book Creators, and the Parallel World of Arabic Science Fiction.
Organized by Emad El-Din Aysha. Emad comments: This is a roundtable discussion among several key players in the world of Iranian science fiction, with some participation from the parallel world …
The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part Four
You are reading a novella in four parts.To read Part One, click here.To read Part Two, click here.To read Part Three, click here. Prelude to Part 4: Your Decision 2030 …
An Unfinished Cup
They say the place has grown hollow,that memory cannot take root among ruins.But I—every time I close my eyes,I find your coffee cup still sitting there, unfinished,just like our lives …
The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part Three
You are reading a novella in four parts. To read Part One, click here. To read Part Two, click here. Prelude to Part III: Another Path 2030 The Oracle shows …
The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part Two
You are reading a novella in four parts. To read Part One, click here. Prelude to Part II: The Legend of the First Dragon “Let me tell you a story …
Marjane Satrapi: A Talented Artist Who Cared About Iran
Editor’s Note: Many thanks to Sima Shakhsari for allowing this reprint from their social media account. I wish for an in-between space to neither make Satrapi into a hero nor …
لِمَنْ أَكْتُب — مَارِينَا تْسْفِيتَايِفَا
بعد أن أنهيتُ ترجمة هذا النص لـتسفيتاييفا ، لم أعرف تماماً ماذا أفعل به. بقي لبعض الوقت في حال من التعليق، يتأرجح بين ملفات الحاسوب، كأنّه لم يقرّر بعد إن …