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Sara Stridsberg on Reading Omar El Akkad Amidst the Serbian Protests

Sara Stridsberg on Reading Omar El Akkad Amidst the Serbian Protests

“I still take El Akkad’s book with me everywhere, holding it tight as if it can save my soul. It can’t.”

By Sara Stridsberg | September 15, 2025

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

John Erik Riley Takes the Long Road to Srebrenica

By John Erik Riley | December 9, 2019

A Tough Crowd in Doboj

A Tough Crowd in Doboj

Carlo Rotella on the Lecture He'll Never Forget

By Carlo Rotella | October 12, 2018

Gay, Muslim, Refugee: On Making a Life in Trump's America

Gay, Muslim, Refugee: On Making a Life in Trump's America

Aleksandar Hemon Tells the Story of Kemalemir Frashto

By Aleksandar Hemon | April 9, 2018

Aleksandar Hemon on the Urge to Violence in a Time of Trump

Aleksandar Hemon on the Urge to Violence in a Time of Trump

When Neighbors Turn on Each Other, It Happens Fast

By Aleksandar Hemon | February 21, 2017

Why Do I Still Care If the US Men's Basketball Team Wins Gold?

Why Do I Still Care If the US Men's Basketball Team Wins Gold?

Benjamin Markovits on Winning Streaks and the Rest of the World

By Benjamin Markovits | August 19, 2016

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