Poetry & Prose
6Qs with Author Randa Jarrar
Photo courtesy Bering Photography Randa Jarrar is the author of the critically acclaimed novel A Map of Home, which won a Hopwood Award, an Arab-American... Read more
Project Hope: Old Conflict, Fresh Take
When I saw an exhibit of graphic novels put together by children at a school in Nablus, I felt relieved that someone was approaching the Palestinian-Israeli... Read more
Susan Abulhawa’s The Scar of David
When I am given a book and a time-line to read it, I usually don’t because I feel like I’m being forced into something. This was the case with... Read more
6Qs with Writer Alicia Erian
Her highly acclaimed debut novel, Towelhead, stirred readers and critics alike. Later, it was adapted into film. She’s an author, writer, screenwriter,... Read more
Michael Muhammad Knight’s The Taqwacores
What is religion and what is culture? What is family and what is society? What is truth and what is communal? What is right and what is wrong? In The Taqwacores,... Read more
Author Alia Malek on Writing and Publishing
Author of A Country Called Amreeka, Alia Malek tells FEN about the importance of art, the power of writing and how she left a career in law to become one... Read more
VIDEO: Tahani Salah – “Hate”
FEN first spotted Tahani Salah at Bowery Poetry Club in New York City. It would be cliche to say she stole the show. We put this video up instead, so... Read more
Randa Jarrar’s A Map of Home
Albeit having many stories to share, Arab-American writers are rare. So when I come across one, my expectations are high because I assume much time has... Read more
Alia Malek’s A Country Called Amreeka
When Alia Malek worked at the Department of Justice in the aftermath of 9/11, the idea of who an Arab-American was more myth than actuality. “It was... Read more
Alicia Erian’s Towelhead
Alicia Erian’s novel, Towelhead, reads as something of an opus to Hillary Clinton’s infamous line, “It takes a village.” But Erian fills her village... Read more
