Opinion pieces

On the Meaning of “Tahrir” from One Generation to the Next

22 October, 2025

Words by PapyrusFeatured photograph: Gröndahl Mia, 2011. Tahrir Square: The Heart of the Egyptian Revolution, published by The American University in Cairo Pre...

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Gulf Graphics: The Forgotten Archive

6 October, 2025

عربي Words and images by Tariq AlObaidThis piece is part of the “Sana wara Sana” issue Cringeworthy Blackberry memes, bedazzled floral stickers your ...

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The Paradise of Islamic Gender Transition in Western Media

31 August, 2025

عربي Words by Musa ShadeediArtworks by OmarTranslated by Hiba MoustafaThis piece is part of the “Sana wara Sana” issue Note: the autho...

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Political Correctness from Western Europe to North Africa

29 August, 2025

عربي Words by TazirTranslation by Hiba MoustafaArtworks by OmarThis piece is a supplement within the “Sana wara Sana” issue Whenever w...

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The Sex Talk: On creating accessible and normalizing conversations about sex and the body

21 August, 2025

عربي Words by The Sex Talk ArabicArtworks by Mary Abu ZaidThis piece is part of the “Sana wara Sana” issue Finding reliable information about sex and...

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Future Shock and the Prescience of Cyberpunk Anxieties in Beirut

20 July, 2025

Words by J. D. Harlock3D visuals by HeschamThis article is part of the “Sana wara Sana” issue Growing up in Beirut in the early aughts was as perplexing...

Opinion pieces 113 min read

publishings

Sovereign Sweat: We Undress to Remember

Drinking from Water Wells

Inherited Distance: Exploring Intergenerational Nostalgia and Exile