Omnia Amin earned her PhD in modern and contemporary English literature from Queen Mary University of London. She is an author, translator, and professor at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Zayed University in Dubai, UAE.
Maher Naji, Christ Has Not Yet Descended from the Cross / Courtesy of the artist
Years and years ago, I was small, very small.
I was one of the children of the world who were born
a...
Motaz Azaiza / Courtesy of the artist
My Sixteen-Year-Old Mother
What is my eightysomething mother doing under these conditions?
She watches the situation behind the glass
Once the rain stop...
Reem Khader, and she prevails / Courtesy of the artist
(Everything here is reported by the young man who found the bottle.)
This small light-emitting machine is currently sti...
Imad Abu Shtayyah, Rise Up / Courtesy of the artist
Maybe this very morning
is suitable for forgetting you
and forgetting once and for all
your flowers and gardens
Maybe this door...