Yumna Kassab

The Theory of Everything

Australiana

The Lovers

Politica

Tag: Essays

  • The Rooster and the Watermelon

    I have been thinking about process a lot and structure lately. In fragmented times, is it possible to write a cohesive, linear narrative? For months now, I write and write, and I try to find a thread. The thread largely eludes me but this is to be expected. When I write fiction, I often throw…

  • Books of Note

    I have been slowly reading the essays in Our Women on the Ground. It is an anthology of Arab women reporting from the Arab World. It is edited by Zahra Hankir. The essays are insightful and thoughtful. They do what I was trying to do with Politica which is to look at how events affect…