Two views of Fadi Zaghmout's debut novel, "The Bride of Amman"
Released in English this summer, Fadi Zaghmout’s novel The Bride of Amman is a sharp and sensitive exposé of Jordanian society through the voices of young people constrained by conservatism and blatant discrimination.
Lebanon's garbage crisis from another perspective
“Move to trash” is a nice series of conceptual photos related to the garbage crisis shot by Lebanese photographer Ghaleb Cabbabé. It pretty sums up the image of Lebanon that we are clinging to versus the gruesome reality we are currently living in. Some may say that we as Lebanese are delusional and that things will only get worse, but as long as we are living in this country and believe in it, we should keep hoping and working for a positive change.
Nabi Samwil: a Palestinian village caught between a rock and a hard place
Sitting atop a small hill in the northern fringes of Jerusalem, the small village of Nabi Samwil has seen its fair share of political and religious turmoil over the years. Believed to be the burial place of the biblical Prophet Samuel, the village has witnessed centuries of Jewish and Christian pilgrims, the establishment and abandonment of a Byzantine monastery, and the comings and goings of empires.
