Launching soon, special double issue in collaboration with Majalla 28, co-edited by Mohammed Zaqzooq and Mahmoud al-Shaer, w/contributions from more than 20 writers in Gaza, + classic works, art, fiction, & poetry centering Gaza. All profit from sales+ads go to our Gaza partners

Wow: As Biden pushes Israel not to invade Rafah, Scott Anderson — senior UNRWA aid worker & 21-year army man from Iowa — says IDF is already there killing dozens of people. He says one of the units is the same that killed 7 World Central Kitchen workers, including an American.

I had the good fortune to know her and work for her briefly. A force and an inspiration.

I wrote about Tim Walz.

Here's the full text of the 2-min speech that @Ruwa4Georgia, the Palestinian-American elected representative from Georgia, wanted to give at the Democratic Party. AOC pushed for her to speak. So did Uncommitted. The speech clearly endorses Harris. It's not divisive. motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

Let Ruwa Romman speak at the convention. It's her party too, not Ben Gvir and Smotrich's.

Nur içinde yatsın 😢🌹

Prolific novelist, fighter, critic, fiery public intellectual and beloved teacher Elias Khoury has passed away (1948-2024). His work traverses a large historical and stylistic range and he dedicated his life to writing about Palestine and the Palestinian experience. Rest in

Horrific

BREAKING: Today, more than 1000 authors are launching a mass boycott of Israeli publishers who are complicit in the dispossession of the Palestinian people. This declaration amounts to the largest cultural boycott of Israeli institutions in history. lithub.com/hundreds-of-au…

Proud to call the PalFest organizers friends and sign this letter

New York City, November 10th. Tickets here: tinyurl.com/2ytxaj4l

Insane eruption on the Sun’s south western edge today 🤯

Tried to write about Forest of Noise, a book of poems written in and out of Gaza 4columns.org/seale-yasmine/… 4Columns

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I loved working in this story. And love the The Public Domain Review

We are thrilled to announce the 2025-2026 Class of Cullman Center Fellows: nypl.org/blog/2025/04/2…

From a forthcoming essay by my beloved friend آلاء. I love you, Alaa.

Gaza and the End of History " Gaza’s utterly ruined landscape serves as a mirror, reflecting the ultimate reductio ad absurdum of the liberal international order." [and we thought COVID was a global reset. we need great ideas for a better world fast ] . bostonreview.net/articles/gaza-…

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