Before the War Finishes Raising Them
Suppose the center of Gaza’s reconstruction were not concrete but childhood.
The Charms of Trivial Bibliomancy: How to make the most of the company of books without even reading them
As far as I can remember, I’ve been surrounded by thousands of books. Enough books, actually, to discourage the reader in me before I even tried to decipher a headline.
The Heart Knows
I hear voices floating out of the half-open entrance, women’s voices in Arabic and Hebrew. I think Is this even possible?
To Freedom, With Whom?
I leave behind the possibility of striving alone, by myself, in the hope of achieving individual freedom.
Featured Artist: Ilya Yarovy
Explore the works of Ukrainian artist and soldier Ilya Yarovy.
Featured Fiction: Mays Z. AbuShawish
My sister’s whole family is asleep in our living room. The children—my little nephews—are sleeping there. I cannot sleep. A narrator cannot sleep.
Featured Poets: Ciarán O'Rourke and Krystyna Dąbrowska
We’re proud to bring you the poems of Ciarán O'Rourke and Krystyna Dąbrowska.
Home Is Not Where We Return
The knife in Kyiv will not come to Paris. The cupboard will not empty itself.
The Smoke Signals of a Generation
I vividly remember the first Kenyan student who told me he had received answers to the university entrance exam ahead of time.
What is a/the Borderland? Co to jest Pogranicze?
Borderland is the site of encounter, the space of meeting, in some sense the opposite of separation and yet inflected by it.
In Defense of Language and Democracy: An Interview with Ellen Hinsey
“In times when language is under siege, it paradoxically takes on an even greater role in our lives.”