Rachael Jolley interviews the acclaimed author and former nurse about her forthcoming book and introduces a short story written exclusively for the magazine
Ban and backlash create a bestseller abbad yahya 108
The bestselling Palestinian author talks to Jemimah Steinfeld about the violent fallout from his latest book. Plus an extract from it, translated into English for the first time
Ultimate escapism Mahvash sabet 116
The award-winning poet speaks to Layli Foroudi about her decade in prison. Also, a poem of Sabet’s published in English for the first time
