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Columns

Here, We Open the Qur’an Together, and Love Shines Through

“{And they give preference to others over themselves}”: The time my mother interpreted the Qur’an better than a sheikh

Abdel Halim Hafina-

This article is part of the special column “Here, We Open the Qur’an Together, and Love Shines Through” , originally...

The Arab in my kitchen

Angela Zaher-

My father was forcibly evicted from Haifa in 1948. At 20-years-old, he stood by and watched his father surrender the keys...

Ola al-Sheikh-

Palestinian film No Other Land: A living testament to a people's resilience

Amani Ibrahim-

The unidentifiable German sailor who could be a cover for smuggling and looting Ancient Egyptian artefacts

Forbidden Stories-

Captagon trafficking: Investigation remains off-limits for Syrian journalists

Mahdi El Amin-

Can Western audiences sympathize with revolutions off-screen?

Madjid Serrah-

Floods in Algeria’s Tindouf camps exacerbate living conditions for Sahrawi refugees

Ibrahim Abdullah-

I’ll dance with Layla in the streets of Sana’a again

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Politics

Children are still trapped and missing in Syria’s abyss

Nour Al-Sayed-

Captagon trafficking: Investigation remains off-limits for Syrian journalists

Forbidden Stories-

Floods in Algeria’s Tindouf camps exacerbate living conditions for Sahrawi refugees

Madjid Serrah-

What did King Abdullah really do in Washington?

Raseef22-

Mapping Sudan's crisis: A spatial analysis of armed attacks and civilian vulnerability

Nour Al Safadi-

The politics and propaganda of hostage swaps

Juwayriah Wright-

What did King Abdullah really do in Washington?

Raseef22-

Life

The Arab in my kitchen

Angela Zaher-

What language do Arab immigrants dream in?

Dana Al Sheikh-

From Africa to Saudi Arabia: How human trafficking gangs flourish in Yemen

Nahla Al-Maqtari-

Activist and director Thee Yezen Al-Obaide: “Killing fear and accepting oneself comes at a high price”

Charbel Kamel-

Bashar Murad: A queer voice resisting Israeli aggression through art

Ayham al-Tah-

Deepseek and ChatGPT share what they think about each other

Raseef22-

Activist and director Thee Yezen Al-Obaide: “Killing fear and accepting oneself comes at a high price”

Charbel Kamel-

Opinion

The body as a battleground for struggle: Laila Soueif and her final protest

Ahmad El Fakharany-

Palestinian film No Other Land: A living testament to a people's resilience

Ola al-Sheikh-

Can Western audiences sympathize with revolutions off-screen?

Mahdi El Amin-

I’ll dance with Layla in the streets of Sana’a again

Ibrahim Abdullah-

Privatizing our lungs: What if the air we breathed became a profitable business?

Mounir Kabalan-

The path back to a free Syria is rooted in our faith

Juwayriah Wright-

I’ll dance with Layla in the streets of Sana’a again

Ibrahim Abdullah-

Columns

Here, We Open the Qur’an Together, and Love Shines Through

Culture

“{And they give preference to others over themselves}”: The time my mother interpreted the Qur’an better than a sheikh

Abdel Halim Hafina-

Palestinian film No Other Land: A living testament to a people's resilience

Ola al-Sheikh-

The unidentifiable German sailor who could be a cover for smuggling and looting Ancient Egyptian artefacts

Amani Ibrahim-

Can Western audiences sympathize with revolutions off-screen?

Mahdi El Amin-

“I never confessed to my wife what I had done”: Tantura, the Israeli film that angered Israelis

Manar Khaled-

From Sinai's coral reefs to global climate action: Ahmed El Droubi’s 20 years of fighting for environmental justice

Aya Nader-

Can Western audiences sympathize with revolutions off-screen?

Mahdi El Amin-