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New Arabic Fiction: 5 Contemporary Short Stories
Issue 11 of The Common Mag is dedicated to new fiction from across the Arab world. The following stories are among the 24 featured in the issue. There will be a celebration of the issue, and the...
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“The Abandoned Village”
“Wait here. we’ll get in touch with you later. don’t go beyond the confines of the village.” The village seemed to have been abandoned, although there were still goats roaming here and there. I didn’t...
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9 Classics of Literary War Porn
War porn, n. Videos, images, and narratives featuring graphic violence, often brought back from combat zones, viewed voyeuristically or for emotional gratification. Such media are often presented and...
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The 10 Best Short Story Collections of the Decade
Friends, it’s true: the end of the decade approaches. It’s been a difficult, anxiety-provoking, morally compromised decade, but at least it’s been populated by some damn fine literature. We’ll take our...
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God 99
In the visiting room, the inmate tells me his story about Abdallah and the ninety-nine names of God. The names are a fundamental part of the theory of the unity of God in Islamic religious thought....
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