Yasmine AlSayyad
What We Still Don’t Know About Periods
The stigma surrounding menstruation may have had severe consequences for research into reproductive health.
What if Wishes Could Be Bought and Sold?
In “Shubeik Lubeik,” the Egyptian comic artist Deena Mohamed draws on the Arabic fairy-tale canon to create a satire of the global extraction economy.
“Ramy” and the Difficulties of Self-Examination Under the White Gaze
The third season of Ramy Youssef’s comedy series on Hulu can feel like an open-air therapy session.
Move Over, Açai—It’s the Pawpaw’s Time
Michael Judd visits a rooftop garden in Brooklyn to evangelize about the pawpaw, which, if he has anything to say about it, is set to become the next hot fruit.
The Country That Doesn’t Call You Home
The short film “Beity,” written and directed by Isabelle Mecattaf, explores the dynamics of Lebanese families spread thin around the world.
A Son’s Gift to His Mother in “I Hold Your Love”
Titus Kaphar’s film, featuring Serena Williams, shows how frightening it can be to become a mother in the United States, especially for people of color.
A New Translation Brings “Arabian Nights” Home
In their annotated edition, Yasmine Seale and Paulo Lemos Horta rescue the virtues obscured by centuries of adaptation.
Grappling with Mental Illness in Secret, in “Tallahassee”
In this short film, a woman covers up her struggles, and finds herself disconnected at a family celebration.
Politics and Resilience in a Tunis Salon
In Sarra El Abed’s documentary short “Ain’t No Time for Women,” a group of beauty-shop regulars process political upheaval through lighthearted chat.
Building a New Life in Tijuana’s Booming Deportee Economy
In César Martínez Barba’s documentary “Dial Home,” deportees working in call centers struggle to get used to Mexico, while calling into U.S. life every day.
The Netflix Teen Drama That Goes Deeper Into the Arab Patriarchy
“AlRawabi School for Girls,” a series set in Jordan, is bold in its willingness to depict young women weaponizing patriarchal violence against one another, to ultimately chilling ends.
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An Alabama Woman’s Neighborly Vaccination Campaign
In “The Panola Project,” Dorothy Oliver fights vaccine hesitancy with kindness.
What Foreign Journalists See in the U.S. Election
In “The America Bureau,” reporters remark on the chaotic American Presidential campaign, and what it means for the rest of the world.
The End of Egyptian Cotton
A series of political and climatic upheavals has yielded diminishing quality in a commodity once believed to be the best in the world.
The Rise of Alcohol-Free Booze
During a time when high-on-life sobriety appears on the rise, non-alcoholic spirits are finding their way onto menus at restaurants and bars.
Dating While Muslim: The Uncomfortable Truths of “Ramy”
The Hulu show homes in on difficulties that Muslim men and women, who may live similar lives inside and outside of their faith, have in dating one another.
Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek
Malek plays Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” but it wasn’t always easy for him to overcome typecasting and land leading roles.
What We Still Don’t Know About Periods
The stigma surrounding menstruation may have had severe consequences for research into reproductive health.
What if Wishes Could Be Bought and Sold?
In “Shubeik Lubeik,” the Egyptian comic artist Deena Mohamed draws on the Arabic fairy-tale canon to create a satire of the global extraction economy.
“Ramy” and the Difficulties of Self-Examination Under the White Gaze
The third season of Ramy Youssef’s comedy series on Hulu can feel like an open-air therapy session.
Move Over, Açai—It’s the Pawpaw’s Time
Michael Judd visits a rooftop garden in Brooklyn to evangelize about the pawpaw, which, if he has anything to say about it, is set to become the next hot fruit.
The Country That Doesn’t Call You Home
The short film “Beity,” written and directed by Isabelle Mecattaf, explores the dynamics of Lebanese families spread thin around the world.
A Son’s Gift to His Mother in “I Hold Your Love”
Titus Kaphar’s film, featuring Serena Williams, shows how frightening it can be to become a mother in the United States, especially for people of color.
A New Translation Brings “Arabian Nights” Home
In their annotated edition, Yasmine Seale and Paulo Lemos Horta rescue the virtues obscured by centuries of adaptation.
Grappling with Mental Illness in Secret, in “Tallahassee”
In this short film, a woman covers up her struggles, and finds herself disconnected at a family celebration.
Politics and Resilience in a Tunis Salon
In Sarra El Abed’s documentary short “Ain’t No Time for Women,” a group of beauty-shop regulars process political upheaval through lighthearted chat.
Building a New Life in Tijuana’s Booming Deportee Economy
In César Martínez Barba’s documentary “Dial Home,” deportees working in call centers struggle to get used to Mexico, while calling into U.S. life every day.
The Netflix Teen Drama That Goes Deeper Into the Arab Patriarchy
“AlRawabi School for Girls,” a series set in Jordan, is bold in its willingness to depict young women weaponizing patriarchal violence against one another, to ultimately chilling ends.
An Alabama Woman’s Neighborly Vaccination Campaign
In “The Panola Project,” Dorothy Oliver fights vaccine hesitancy with kindness.
What Foreign Journalists See in the U.S. Election
In “The America Bureau,” reporters remark on the chaotic American Presidential campaign, and what it means for the rest of the world.
The End of Egyptian Cotton
A series of political and climatic upheavals has yielded diminishing quality in a commodity once believed to be the best in the world.
The Rise of Alcohol-Free Booze
During a time when high-on-life sobriety appears on the rise, non-alcoholic spirits are finding their way onto menus at restaurants and bars.
Dating While Muslim: The Uncomfortable Truths of “Ramy”
The Hulu show homes in on difficulties that Muslim men and women, who may live similar lives inside and outside of their faith, have in dating one another.
Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek
Malek plays Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” but it wasn’t always easy for him to overcome typecasting and land leading roles.