Judge by day, novelist by night: How Ashraf Elashmawy found compassion through fiction | The National
The Egyptian author and Sheikh Zayed Book Award winner discusses how 36 years in his country's judiciary have shaped his fiction
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Arabic word of the week: 'Finjan', the humble cup that symbolises hospitality | The National
From Persian origins to a place in Arab coffee traditions, it bears a meaning far greater than its size
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How a chance encounter with a sheep inspired a film about Palestinian displacement | The National
In Concrete Land, director Asmahan Bkerat chronicles eight years in the lives of an Afro-Palestinian Bedouin family in Jordan, capturing their struggle to hold on to their home as eviction threatens their way of life
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Cartoon for October 17, 2025 | The National
Our cartoonist's take on Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster