What does it mean to be a Palestinian in the diaspora, an outsider who can only contemplate his homeland from his hereditary exile through the characters in his novels? A homeland of fading words, images and stories

On the power of social media, election campaigns, the USA as a failed immigration country and migrant paradoxes

The moods of different languages and the corresponding moods of the speakers

What else does a black female writer have to do in this world? What does she do with the rage that consumes her when she is again marginalized or used as "the attraction" for show? And what does she do with her throbbing shame?

A feminist, accustomed to insult as a device, tells us what a hacker taught her about machismo.

As criticism of colonialism and bitter debates on cultural appropriation resurface, it is worth looking back to the 18th century and to Georg Forster, one of the most fascinating thinkers of his time

In traditional Afghan society, shame has an almost state-supporting function, but in the Afghan diaspora it finds new, no less dramatic ways of expressing itself

On the anatomy of the happy football fan

Authors who narrate in the first person are not necessarily talking from their own perspective. How and from which perspective do our favourite authors tell their stories? The best way to find out is to invite them to talk to us in person

EURO 2024 is likely to show once again that the professions of referee and literary critic have more in common than some might think