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Burnt Offerings: How Imperial Violence Reshapes Culture
Why war breeds religious extremism and patriarchal retrenchment
Nov 2, 2025
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I. Rida Mahmood
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War. War. War
by Riyad al-Saleh al-Hussein (1954-1982), a poet from Syria
Jan 10
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I. Rida Mahmood
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I Will Count My Steps
by Da'ad Haddad (1937-1991), a poetess from Syria
Jan 10
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Revenge of the Bat
A short story I wrote in 2020, rejected by every single editor who glanced at it
Dec 14, 2025
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I. Rida Mahmood
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Of Sanctions and Sanctimony
Empire's optics of care and the global female precariat
Dec 7, 2025
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I. Rida Mahmood
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Poll: “Third World” or “Global South”. What Should We Call Ourselves?
I’d love to know how you feel about the designations “Third World” and “Global South”
Nov 17, 2025
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Against the Broad Paint Brush
An Ode to ‘Middle Eastern’ Diversity
Sep 28, 2025
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If Islam Vanished Tomorrow…
On the Racialization of Islam and the Performance of Power
Sep 5, 2025
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Why Are Feminists Against Motherhood?
On the myth that feminists hate mothers, and the real danger from patriarchal pronatalism
Aug 29, 2025
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Launch reading for Versus Versus: 100 poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets
Featuring poetry by Riyad al-Saleh al-Hussein, translated by yours truly
May 2, 2025
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I. Rida Mahmood
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‘The Silent Poets’: Three Poems by Da’ad Haddad
The iconic Syrian poet Da’ad Haddad (1937-1991) was known by fellow Syrian artists in her lifetime, but —
Mar 20, 2024
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I. Rida Mahmood
Poetry in Translation: Riyad al-Saleh al-Hussein’s ‘War. War. War’
Nearly four decades after his death at the age of 28, Riyad al-Saleh al-Hussein’s work remains a vibrant part of the poetic and imaginative landscape of…
Mar 8, 2024
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This is Naked Shadows on a Black Wall.
Nov 30, 2023
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I. Rida Mahmood
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War. War. War
by Riyad al-Saleh al-Hussein (1954-1982), a poet from Syria
Jan 10
•
I. Rida Mahmood
2
Launch reading for Versus Versus: 100 poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets
Featuring poetry by Riyad al-Saleh al-Hussein, translated by yours truly
May 2, 2025
•
I. Rida Mahmood
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