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Protected: Ileya

By Adedayo Agarau

Protected: There are nights that escape

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Protected: This is War

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Protected: Death’s night won’t come gently

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Jamal Mahjoub

Jamal Mahjoub has published both literary fiction and non-fiction. His work has appeared in Granta, The Guardian, Le Monde, and Transition, as well as other publications, including Guernica. He also publishes crime fiction as PARKER BILAL. His memoir – A Line in the River, is a personal history of Sudan. His work has been widely translated and has won awards in Britain, France, and Spain.
Essay

War Forgets No One!

By Stella Gaitano, guest-edited by Jamal Mahjoub, translated by Najla Eltom January 15, 2025
“I had no choice but to become an enemy of war. I fought it through writing—and by writing, I seek to survive.”
Commentary Arts & CultureUSA

A Closer Look at The Revenant

By Jamal Mahjoub February 25, 2016

The depictions of Native Americans in Hollywood are still Hollywood

Interview Religion

The Prophet’s Path

By Jamal Mahjoub February 1, 2013

The journalist and "accidental theologist" discusses distinguishing human from legend in her latest book on the founder of Islam.

Essay Arts & CultureConflictMENA

Life Under Lockdown

By Jamal Mahjoub August 15, 2012

Residents of the Gaza Strip are restricted in their movements, in what they can bring into and send out of their land, even how far off their shores they can fish. Words, though, know no borders.

Commentary AfricaPolitics

The Half-Life of a Revolution

By Jamal Mahjoub May 23, 2012

Egypt's presidential election is a tremendous opportunity for the Egyptian people, but does not come without risks.

Commentary JusticeMENA

Free Alaa

By Jamal Mahjoub December 1, 2011
How to save one of Egypt's most prominent anti-regime voices.
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