Contents
Essays & Features
Failed Ideology Stands in as Alibi, by Elie Chalala.
TV Documentary Series on Nezar Kabbani Presents Poet's Life as Sanitized, Commercial Spectacle, by Mohammad Ali Atassi
Assia Djebar: Immortal Sycophant or Courageous Humanist?, by Lynne Rogers
Don't Apologize for What You Wrote!, by Charbel Dagher
The Place of Origin, by Mouayed al-Rawi
Arab-American Arts: The Art of Andrea Ali and Adnan Charara, by Fayeq Oweis
Excerpts from: 'In the Shadow of Politics, in the Light of Truth,' by Adonis
Alfred Basbous (1924-2006): Legacy of Three Brothers Turns Lebanese Village into Sculpture Center, by Nancy Linthicum
George Hawi (1938-2005): A Man for All Seasons,by Iskandar Mansour
Egyptian Playwright Alfred Farag: Prison, Exile and Triumph Through Theater, by Dina Amin
Tawfiq al-Basha (1924-2005): Passion for Modernizing Arab Music, by Sami Asmar
Issam Mahfouz (1939-2006): Recalling Poet, Playwright, Critic as Authentic Modernist, by Mohammed Dakroub
Interviews
Jawad al-Assadi: Director Returns to Iraq to Find Nothing the 'Same,' by Rebecca Joubin
Randa Chahal: 'Always This Running Away.' Filmmaker's Complex Identities Spawn Thematic Dualities, by Brigitte Caland
Exhibitions
Orientalist Ephemera Collection at UCLA, by Judith Gabriel
Films
Images of Shiite Martyrdom, by Pamela Nice
Josef Fares Returns to Beirut for Swedish Film 'Zozo,' by Judith Gabriel
Books
Questioning Basics at a Time of Decline, by John Naoum Tannous
Two New Poetry Volumes by Arab Americans, by Judith Gabriel
Persian Gardens & Iranian Prisons, by Judith Gabriel
Heartbreak, Soapsuds and Patriotism on Egyptian TV, by Lynne Rogers
Treaties Trace Emergence of Region, by Malek Abisaab
Books in Brief // Lynne Rogers
'Scattered Crumbs,' by Muhsin al-Ramli
'Children of the Waters,' by Ibtihal Salem
'Farewell to Alexandria,' by Harry E. Tzalas
'Fugitive Light,' by Mohamed Berrada
'Clamor of the Lake,' by Mohamed El-Bisatie
'The Lovers of Algeria,' by Anouar Benmalek
'The Star of Algiers,' by Aziz Chouaki
Books in Brief // Pauline Homsi Vinson
'The Night of the First Billion,' by Ghada Samman
'Muslim Narratives and the Discourse of English,' by Amin Malak
Music
Traditional Arab Sounds via Urban Electronica, by Judith Gabriel
Poetry
Three Poems by Ghada Samman
'Not Every Death is Worthy of Death,' by Charbel Dagher
'The City's Keeper,' by Mouayed al-Rawi
Two Poems by Issam Mahfouz