This travelogue was written as part of a journey overland through the Middle East I completed in 2009 and was originally published in The Alligator. The sun is burning overhead, white-hot in the unforgiving emptiness of the sky. Its relentless heat scorches the stones on which I am sitting and turns the dry earth into … Continue reading »
This article was originally published on The Arab Review. Even from the outside, I know immediately which apartment belongs to Zena: the open door framed by a cascade of pink lights, the scent of cardamom-laced coffee wafting invitingly down the staircase. Beirut-based artist and writer Zena el Khalil tells me she likes to use pink … Continue reading »
Street art, Tahrir Square and a lingering sense of pride in Egypt’s chaotic capital. Continue reading »
This is an extract of a review I wrote for The Arab Review. Write down:Arab. a name with no friendly diminutive. a patient man, in a country brimming with anger. My roots have gripped this soil since time began, before the opening of the ages before the cypress and the olive, before the grasses flourished… … Continue reading »
An interview on the role of social media in the Syrian protests. Continue reading »
