Impressionist painting of the trunks and branches of olive trees in Palestine. Painting title is Perseverance.
"What the Living Do When Ceasefire is Announced."
Poem by Lisa Suhair Majaj
Artwork: _Perseverance_ by Lisa Suhair Majaj
#Palestine
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Image of clouds with dark clouds in the front and white clouds in back lit by sunlight.
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In My Dreams, I Always Have a Chance. Poem by Lubna Ahmad Abu Dahrouj #Gaza
A circle like a window with an image of woman's body in red at the bottom of the circle. Clouds and blue sky at the topc of the circle. The background looks like notepaper. As if the drawing is on notepaper.
ll pleut des yeux β Itβs raining eyes. Poem and illustration by Sarah Younan.
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Imaage of a boy wearing a kaffiyeh holding a slingshot and wrapped in flowering vines.
The Compelling Artistry of Marah Khaled
#Gaza
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Image of damaged building in Gaza
Image of people displaced onto the beach in Gaza
Children play in the ruins of a building in Gaza
Interior of a damaged building in Gaza
This is Beyond Genocide by Khaled Al-Qershali #Gaza
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Watercolor painting of Mount Hermon by Sarah Younan
Hermon. Poem and illustration by Sarah Younan
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Drawing of a window with a green curtain on the left with an olive branch over it, black window curtain on the right,m and red at the top to look like a Palestinian flag. The window has a kaffeyeh pattern. Red poppy flowers are at the top.
Embracing Lifeβs Simple Pleasures. Poem by Reem Sleem. Art by Shahd Rajab.
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Image of street scene with people walking.
Twenty Months in Deir Al-Ballah. Essay by Khaled Al-Qershali.
#Gaza
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Bag of flour with Turkish label.
Half an Hour in Gaza. Poem by Hala Al Khatib.
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Drawing of Adel Ramadi
They Want Me Bare of Flesh. Poem by Adel Ramadi. #Gaza
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Painting of woman in the back of an ambulance mourning over a corpse.
Suspended. Poem by Shoug Basem Mukhaimar. Art by Ahmed Header Ashour. #Gaza baladimagazine.com/suspended/
Image of moon behind clouds at night
To The Moon. Poem by Menna Saber Abo Salem. Photo Taken By Malak Al-shrafi #Gaza
Image of different size cubes withing a circle.
The Universal Symbol of Life: In Dialogue with Nicola Mastroserioβs Art and Philosophical Perspective.
Interview with Nicola Mastroserio.
Art by Nicola Mastroserio.
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Image of girl who seems to be sleeping, A kaffiyeh is wrapped around her shoulders. Her head is thrown back with eyes closed.
Burning Soul. Poem by Menna Saber Abo Salem
Art by Enas Yousef Esmail Marouf
#Gaza
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Image of a girl with a bloody blindfold on, She is surrounded by eyes with different expressions.
A Thousand Eyes Speak: Interview with Artist Enas Marouf. #Gaza
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Itemad's newborn baby laying on a blanket.
Itemad's child who is a toddler with a kitten.
Pregnancy And Motherhood Amid Genocide in Gaza.
Essay by Itemad
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Image of an icy street with the sun setting behind a building. A man stands in sillhouette on the right.
Winter in Tents.
Poem by Khaled Al-Qershali
Photo by Khaled Al-Qershali
#Gaza
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Image of mother holding a child with blood on the child's shroud.
It Shall Pass.
Poem by Lubna Ahmad Abu Dahrouj
Art by Ahmed Header Ashour
#Gaza
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Pen and in drawing of artifacts in Gaza. An ambulance, praying hands, an empty cooking pot with a text bubble that says Famine.
I am Gaza.
Poem by Donya Abu Sitta
βWhen I Let My Pen Embody The Genocide Through Symbols.β Artwork by Donya Abu Sitta
#Gaza
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Pen and ink drawing of a profile of Taqwa Al-Wawi in profile looking out of a window where plants are growing.
GAZA: LETTERS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
SELECTED POEMS OF TAQWA AHMED AL-WAWI
#Gaza
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Arabic book cover of The Obsessed. The title is in Arabic and it shows the silhouettes of two men who are facing each other.
Book Review: The Psychoanalytic Imagination in Dr. Alan Kikaniβs The Obsessed
#Syria
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Image of fog with clouds in the background and dark shadowed trees in the foreground.
Soft Rains.
Poem by Farah Elbahnasawi
Photo Credit: Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
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image of a purple horse with a woman sitting on its back. The horse is running on a green field, Another woman holding a dove is on the right. The Sun is above.
Laila Kassab: A Beating Heart of Colors in Gaza
Interview by Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi
#Gaza
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Well, I have written a book. It will be available for pre-order in the next 72 hours and available to buy from Amazon 30th September.
Carpentry In the Elven Forest - a roller coaster of a fantasy quest told in glorious comedy.
We are delighted to help share the cover reveal and launch of Carpentry in the Elven Forest, Alex French's fantasy debut. Featuring an epic quest, a mysterious stranger and a sarcastic badger! Happy book launch, @afrogintime.bsky.social! You can learn more here: spotlightindie.co.uk?p=2010
My poetry chapbook Al-Doukan - Ψ§ΩΨ―ΩΨ§Ω- The Shop is now available for preorder at Lunette Press lunette-press.com
Since it's Black Speculative Fiction Month, I thought I'd share a story I love by a Black author each day. Since I'm starting 10 days in, I'll post a bunch to catch up. I'm going to do 15 from the Top 80 of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and 15 from Lightspeed/Nightmare.
Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"
Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
My chapbook Ψ§ΩΨ―ΩΨ§Ω -The Shop published by Lunette Press out soon.
Baladi Magazine (@baladimagazine.bsky.social) has published an English translation of one of my Arabic poems!
Many thanks to editor @laylaazmigoushey.bsky.social π
Read it for free here:
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