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Homeland, Love, and Philosophy: An Interview With Palestinian Poet Adel Ramady of Gaza

Layla Azmi Goushey, Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi, Adel Ramady
Photo of Adel Ramady in a Suit.

In September 2023, Palestinian poet Adel Ramady performed his poem, “Repentant of Loving You,” at the Palestinian Center for Culture and Creativity  in Gaza. In the poem, he speaks of a …

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After the Bombing

Lisa Suhair Majaj

After the BombingThe buildings collapsed like a house of cards.The cards were not in the residents’ favor.The favoring of damage over precision was the rule of the day.The precise number …

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The Last Threads of Dreams

Tasnim Taha, Nassir al-Sayeid al-Nour
spools of threads

Having been convinced that I would never reach the west side, I decided to come to Paris. I arrived at Gare du Nord station. Unbelievably, my plan to spend a …

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Ash

Shahed Mohammed El. Farra

Survival

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WHAT THE LIVING DO WHEN CEASEFIRE IS ANNOUNCED

Lisa Suhair Majaj
olive tree trunks with leaves

The living weep at the news, first with relief, then with despair as the bombs keep falling. They promise the newest dead to stay alive long enough to pull their …

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Laila Kassab: A Beating Heart of Colors in Gaza

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi, Laila Salah Kassab

Laila Salah Kassab, a visual artist from the city of Rafah, in Gaza, Palestine, has learned to transform pain into colors. In this interview, she speaks to Baladi Magazine‘s Gaza …

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SOFT RAINS

Farah Elbahnasawi

Cover photo credit:Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

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The Psychoanalytic Imagination in Dr. Alan Kikani’s The Obsessed

Nassir al-Sayeid al-Nour
Cover photo of The Obsess. The title is in Arabic and it is am image of a man starting at the silhouette of another manin the fog.

Syrian (Kurdish) novelist and surgeon Alan Kikani has recently published his fourth narrative work, a novel titled The Obsessed, released by London-based Ramina Books, in which he skillfully merges an …

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Winter in Tents

Khaled Al-Qershali

A hush falls down where winter grips the land,And tents like trembling ghosts shake through the night;The rain seeps slow through rips no hands can mend,While bitter winds slip in …

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Pregnancy And Motherhood Amid Genocide in Gaza

Itemad

My name is Itemad. Since October 2023, my life has turned into a constant journey between fear and survival. What began as a moment of displacement soon became a long …

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