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Ileya

By Adedayo Agarau

There are nights that escape

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

This is war

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Death’s night won’t come gently

By Irma Pineda, translated by Wendy Call

Maurice Chammah

Maurice Chammah is a writer from Austin, Texas. He is currently a Fulbright fellow studying 1950's Egyptian journalism. He writes essays on history, travel, the press in Egypt, and Texas, and plays in the band Mother Falcon. More of his writing can be found at mauricechammah.com 
http://www.mauricechammah.com/
Lives ConflictFamily & RelationshipsMENA

My Father’s Aleppo

By Maurice Chammah April 15, 2016

An exodus, a return, and the questions that follow.

Commentary GenderLit WorldPolitics

Blue Star State

By Maurice Chammah November 19, 2013

Wendy Davis’s filibuster becomes a book, a performance piece, the origin story of a new political star, and a symbol of change in a maybe-not-so-red Texas.

Commentary ConflictMENA

Egypt’s Military Kitsch

By Maurice Chammah July 20, 2012

As Egypt’s first civilian president assumes his role, it’s unclear how much political power the nation’s generals will wield.

Commentary AfricaConflictPolitics

After the Revolution

By Maurice Chammah June 5, 2012

A year after the Arab Spring, Egyptian voters must choose between a Mubarak minister and a Muslim Brotherhood candidate. How did we get from Tahrir Square to here?

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