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Dalia Al-Dujaili Column: Who, or what, is an Arab?

Who, or what, is an Arab?

The topic of countless books, ethnographic studies and creative cultural ventures, the question of what the term ‘Arab’ means and who it relates to is either more pertinent than ever, or losing its relevance as we embrace the fluidity of identity.

Dalia Al-Dujaili Column: Looking through the family album

Looking through the family album

Family photo albums and archives act as important documentation of a family’s personal histories. But when does the dependence on archiving through family albums become a limiting rather than encouraging act?

Dalia Al-Dujaili Column: Making fun of our parents’ accents

Making fun of our parents' accents

Making fun of our parents' accents as children of immigrants.

Dalia Al-Dujaili Column: Meditations on Arab cleanliness and the surprising controversy of washing your butt

Meditations on Arab cleanliness and the surprising controversy of washing your butt

Whatever you call it – bidet or shattaf – this tool has been a feature in the memories of Middle Eastern children growing up in the West desperate to fit in, only to have their hopes thwarted by a tiny showerhead attachment on their toilet.