Adania Shibli and Specters of the Disaster on Literature and the Body
A new documentary shines rare light on a private battle waged quietly by millions of Syrian women, forced to balance responsibility for their children’s wellbeing with a sense of duty to their community under attack.
Al-Jumhuriya English will now be publishing a weekly press digest every Saturday, bringing readers the most read-worthy English-language essays, features and op-eds from around the web. We’ve bookmarked your weekend reads so you don’t have to.
Now: End of Season is a short documentary film by Ayman Nahle capturing the final moments of preparation by Syrian refugees before their perilous journey across the mediterranean from Turkey to Europe.
A former cartoonist at Charlie Hebdo, Riad Sattouf’s memoir is a graphic retelling of his childhood in France, Libya, and Syria. But is it a powerful critique of Arab failures or an Orientalist depiction of Arab societies?
