Ursula Lindsey

A Painful In-Betweenness

Syrian novelists attempt to balance the obligation to not let the world forget what happened in their country with their doubts that telling stories of the war will make a difference to its victims.

Refusing Silence in Egypt

Even as the Sisi regime tries to obliterate the story of the Arab Spring, some Egyptian writers remain committed to its memory and ideals.

In the Fire

The Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi fearlessly told unpleasant truths about discrimination against women in Arab countries.

Ancient Egypt for the Egyptians

Europeans made—and carried away—many of the most famous discoveries of the “Golden Age of Egyptology,” but Egyptians today are beginning to reclaim their own past.

Me Too in Egypt & Morocco

In both countries, burgeoning movements to hold men accountable for sexual violence have led to new waves of repression.

Jordan’s Endless Transition

The government’s efforts to preempt dissent and mass mobilization may keep Jordan quiet, but they are unlikely to solve its current crisis.

Family Values

The women in Leila Slimani’s novels are unhappy.

Pandemic Journal, March 23–29

Brief dispatches by New York Review writers documenting the coronavirus outbreak around the world, including Michael Greenberg in Brooklyn, Raquel Salas Rivera in San Juan, Aida Alami in Paris, Rahmane Idrissa in Niamey, and more.

‘This Land Is Mine’

Lebanon Asks: ‘Which Is Stronger, Sect or Hunger?’

“If you are pessimistic you can say that sectarianism will be back with a vengeance,” said Karim Emile Bitar, a political science professor. And if you’re optimistic? “We are witnessing the emergence of a post-sectarian Lebanon.” 

Egypt: Between Order and Chaos

Wannous in Translation

Coup de Théâtre

Is Tunisia Ready for Gender Equality?

A proposal would make Tunisia the first Arab country in which inheritances would be divided equally among male and female relatives

Restoring Morocco’s Past