The Drowned Man
By Poetry Issue 110
When Moses led / the senseless run toward the waters, I pulled / the reins to slow my horses. But then the sea / diverged itself into two walls and stood / as if held by glass.
Read MoreIn the Studio
By Interview Issue 103
I used to ask myself why humans go through sacrifices and insist on creating things that no one asked for or cares about. But not anymore. I realize that, in my case at least, it is simply an instinctive drive to do, and that’s my way of being.
Read MoreRadiant Power: Authority and Violence in New Egyptian Fiction
By Essay Issue 89
The Televangelist by Ibrahim Essa, translated by Jonathan Wright (American University in Cairo Press, 2016) The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette (Melville House, 2016) “The Boy Jihadi” by Youssef Rakha (Guernica, 2015) IN THE EARLY HOURS of January 1, 2011, a bomb was set off among New Year’s Eve worshippers…
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