This excerpt comes from Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim’s short story “An Army Newspaper”, which traces a general’s discovery of a mysterious collection from the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980′s to the present conflict.
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Professor and acclaimed poet Patricia Smith captivated the Alphabet City tent audience this year at Cave Canem. Today, we present a video of Smith delivering her poem “Where Black Begins and Don’t End”.
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In this column, Tienchi Martin-Liao examines the phenomenon of “leftover women,” well-educated, successful women who are postponing marriage in China’s consumerist economy.
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In this installment of the Freedom Chat, Dr. Ma Thida, a Burmese surgeon, writer, and human rights activist discusses the effect of recent government policies on free speech.
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In this column, Pakistani writer Bina Shah dissects the rhetoric of Pakistan’s military during Operation Zarb-e-Azb.
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Gatis Sluka highlights the hypocrisy of Putin’s supply of weaponry to Ukrainian separatists juxtapose his treatment of Russian citizens calling for separatism.
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On June 7, award-winning filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi began serving a five year sentence in Iran’s infamous Evin Prison. In this video that Mohammadi recorded on June 6, she speaks about the impending imprisonment.
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Cartoonist Mike Flugennock highlights the recent crackdowns on journalists and media professionals around the world.
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Cave Canem faculty member Tim Seibles engaged Pittsburgh audiences in June at the Alphabet City tent with several of his poems. Today, we present you with a video of Tim reading his poem “Allison Wolf”.
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Human Rights Watch reports on the unlawful and unfounded arrests of journalists in Iran, including Jason Rezaian who is a correspondent forThe Washington Post.
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