July has been quite evnentful and cruel. Neymar is out and the Caliphate is in and on. And we have a colorful bouquet for our readers. Elliot Colla examines the military-literary complex and the pervasive network of embedded iterature. Sonja Mejcher-Atassi curates a conversation between Charif KIwan and Akra Zaatarai. JOnathan Wright translates an excerpt from Amjad Nasser's novel, Land of No Rain. Soraya Morayef interviews Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa, and Medrar TV focuses on recent photographic works from Egypt.
Elliott Colla, "The Military-Literary Complex"
Sonja Mejcher-Atassi, "ABOUNADDARA's Take on Images in the Syrian Revolution: A Conversation between Charif Kiwan and Akram Zaatari. (Part One)"
Amjad Nasser, Excerpt from Land of No Rain (tr. Jonathan Wright)
Soraya Morayef, "Interview with Khaled Khalifah"
Medrar TV, "Layer of Green: Eleven Photographic Works"
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