Interviews
How Gaza’s Health Sector Is Facing Its Most Dire Crisis Since the Outbreak of War
In the heart of an expanding humanitarian catastrophe, Gaza finds itself grappling with one of the most complex and dangerous health crises since the war began—a crisis that strikes at the very core of its medical system, threatening its most...
Preserving Truth: An Interview with Abdullah Maksour
In a time when narratives clash and truth erodes between noise and oblivion, the literary voice that can grasp the essence of tragedy becomes more necessity than luxury. Among these voices is Syrian novelist and journalist Abdullah Maksour, the author...
Interview with Salah Khawaja: Inside Israel’s Expanding Settlement and Annexation Plan
Amid the rapid expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and the daily land seizures carried out by Israeli occupation authorities, questions are once again being raised about the fate of Palestinian land and the prospects for...
Wanderer of the Gray Zones: A Conversation with Asaad Taha
From his earliest steps in the world of journalism and media, Asaad Taha was never chasing a captivating image to impress the audience. Instead, he was seeking meaning something that could pierce through the darkness. He charted paths to the...
The State Has Failed to Understand Morocco’s Gen‑Z… An Interview with Human Rights Advocate Khalid al‑Bakari
In the midst of the protest wave that Morocco has witnessed in recent weeks a movement which began in virtual digital spaces before spilling into the streets observers find themselves facing an unprecedented youth phenomenon both in form and substance....
Graveyards of numbers and morgue‑fridges: In Conversation with Hussein Shuja’a
With the completion of the first phase of the prisoner‑exchange deal and the cease‑fire in the Gaza Strip, the issue of the Israeli‑held bodies of prisoners has resurfaced, becoming one of the most prominent items in the international political and...
“No One Leaves Their City, Even If They Emigrate” An Interview with Ahmed Khairy Al‑Omari
Since the dawn of the new millennium, Ahmed Khairy Al‑Omari has charted a distinctive trajectory in Arabic writing a path unlike any other, where idea and narrative converge, spirit and reality entwine, and faith becomes a living human experience marked...
“If We Are Determined to Succeed, We Will Survive Together”: An Interview with Syrian Novelist Fawwaz Haddad
In the history of the Syrian novel, the name Fawwaz Haddad stands out as one of the most vital voices chronicling the country’s major transformations. His work delves deep into the layers of memory and reality, telling the story of...
Irregular Migration and the Plight of Yemenis in Libya: An Interview with the Yemeni Ambassador
In the midst of Yemen’s protracted crisis, now entering its ninth year, Libya has emerged as a key transit point for hundreds of young Yemenis seeking refuge or a path to Europe. With deep political and security divisions within Libya,...
“We Do Not Fear Risk”: An interview with the Coordinator of Egypt’s Fleet of Steadfastness
As the Global Freedom Flotilla set sail to break the blockade on Gaza, a parallel initiative emerged in Egypt: the “Egyptian Fleet of Steadfastness,” launched by a group of young public activists. Leading the initiative is Khaled Bassiouny, the fleet’s...
