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Essay two: Excelling as Defiance: The Early Life of Doria Shafik
I began my journey into the life of Dr. Doria Shafik more than three years ago. Throughout these…
Where Ruin Becomes Form: A Poetics of Fragment and Survival
While reading Against Forgetting, Carolyn Forché’s anthology of twentieth-century poetry written in the shadow of war, repression, and…
Remembering the Egyptian Novelist Sonallah Ibrahim: “Taking a Scalpel to the Communist Dream”
When I first met Sonallah Ibrahim (August 3, 1937–August 13, 2025) in 2016—the Egyptian novelist with his shock…
Airing Skeletons: Rotem Rozental on Zionist Photography
Rotem Rozental, Pre-State Photographic Archives and the Zionist Movement. 260 Pages. 10 Color & 62 B/W Illustrations. March…
Fatma Racha Shehadeh: Diving into the World of Art
Before beginning this conversation, Alissar was drawn not only to Fatma’s work, but to the quiet affinities they…
Four Voices in Translation
He lives in Dubai, where the sun polishes glass until it becomes a thought. Towers lift their…
WHALE SONG OVER GAZA CITY: A CONVERSATION WITH ROZY
1. Origins This is Rozy’s story. It’s a story about growing up in Gaza City, about holding…
Context Note for Walpole Island
In 2022, there were fewer than 10 elders on Walpole Island who still fluently spoke their dialect of…
Echoes Beneath the Water
The scent of chlorine still clings to me as I cross the threshold of my coach’s office, that…
Linked Arms
“And don’t do anything crazy!” My parents called from the other side of the phone. On my screen…