Essays and Features
Whatever is Left of the Levantine Spirit?
Rescuing Christianity in Syria!
Europe’s New Refugee Problem Requires Explanation Beyond War!
‘The Secret of Being a Woman' on Etel Adnan's Quest
When a Corpse Becomes an Icon for Syria’s Agony and Abandonment!
Etel Adnan’s ‘THE ARAB APOCALYPSE’
Andrée Chedid’s 'Wounded Beirut'
Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’ Outside the Canon of American Literature
‘The Jewish Quarter:’ Ramadan Drama Revisits 40’s Egyptian-Jewish Relations
“The Jewish Quarter” has sent some unsettling messages about the “Ramadan series” (or soaps), prompting commentaries in the Arab press and beyond, and finally meriting a feature article in the New York Times. This 30 episode serial, which runs through the month of Ramadan in Egypt, offers a viewpoint unlike that featured in any other serial before or after the Arab Spring. Its importance stems from its unprecedented and sympathetic treatment of Egypt’s Jews, highlighting their “fierce anti-Zionism” to Egyptian audiences.