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A picture released by the office of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 20, 2013, shows him addressing the nation on the occasion of Noruz, the Iranian New Year, in Tehran. (AFP Photo/Iranian Supreme Leader’s Website)
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Palestinians react as a group of Jewish settlers forced their way into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem as they mark ‘Jerusalem Day’ in Jerusalem, on May 17, 2015 (Muammar Awad/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
A Symphony of Parallel Tragedies
[inset_left]Destinies: Concerto of the Holocaust and NakbaRabee Al-MadhounArab Institute for Publication, 267 pagesBeirut, 2015[/inset_left] London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The subtitle of this new novel by Palestinian writer Rabee Al-Madhoun describes it as “a concerto in...Caption:
In this picture taken on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, Iranians walk through Tehran’s old main bazaar, ahead of the Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Nowruz which means “New Day” in Persian, marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year on the Iranian calendar, which occurs exactly on […]
When Israel vetoed a plot to kill Khomeini in Paris
[inset_left]A Bazaar Life: The Autobiography of David Alliance By David Alliance with Ivan Fallon The Robson Press, 448 pages London, 2015[/inset_left] According to conventional wisdom, Iran and Israel are mortal foes locked in a deadly struggle to the bitter end....Caption:
The Poet’s Dilemma: Spirit of Culture and Body of Language
[inset_left]Child: New and Selected Poems 1991–2011Mimi KhalvatiCarcanet Press, 170 pagesManchester, 2011[/inset_left] By all accounts, poetry is the most intimate form of literary self-expression. So, it is no surprise that poets constantly look for a cultural...Caption:
A woman writes at her desk in her home office. (Getty Images/Ulrik Tofte)
Syrian novel expresses distrust of storytelling
[inset_left]Al-RawiyatMaha HassanDar Al-Tanweer, 192 pagesBeirut, 2014[/inset_left] London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In her most recent novel, Al-Rawiyat (Female Narrators), published last year, Syrian novelist Maha Hassan explores the esoteric realms of oral and written...Caption: