Historical markers for Ismail Yassine. They are both off of 26th of July Street. Photo courtesy of the author
Suffering news fatigue, a writer-translator walks Cairo’s streets search…
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Years ago, I visited the Alhambra in Granada and was awestruck by…
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How do we look to her when she halts outside the window—paws spread, ears alert, tail stiff with hair in all…
World Literature Today’s director, RC Davis-Undiano, has written a play that is soon to be performed on the University of Oklahoma campus.…
Ọlábísí Àjàlá on his scooter / Wikipedia
Nigerian journalist Mashood Ọlábísí Àjàlá (1934–1999), whose name became synonymous with the word “…
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This somber but inventive essay was adapted from an address Edith Bruck gave in 2018, and as the world marks…