7 stories
The Arab Spring | الربيع العربي
A journalist and a protestor meet in Tahrir Square. The revolution changes everything—including what they mean to each other.
The Keffiyeh Vendor | بائع الكوفية
She buys a keffiyeh in Jerusalem's Old City. He's the vendor who sells it. Between negotiations, they negotiate something far more complicated.
תשוקה בגבול | Border Passion
An Israeli border officer and a Palestinian woman meet secretly at night, crossing borders that maps will never show.
Embassy Encounter
Protocol officer Hana manages diplomatic events in Riyadh. When Ambassador Williams requests a personal briefing, their professional meeting becomes decidedly unofficial. 'Al diplomasiya laha asrar' (الدبلوماسية لها أسرار) - Diplomacy has its secrets.
The Somali Community Organizer
She organizes political events for Somali voters—a thick ebony divorced woman who knows everyone in the community. When he joins her campaign, she shows him grassroots organizing. Some activism happens behind closed doors.
March Together
She's marching against the new immigration bill. He's the Somali journalist covering the protest. Their interview turns into coffee, coffee turns into dinner, and by midnight they're debating policy in his bed.
The Poet's Revenge | انْتِقامُ الشَّاعِرِ
A scorned poet uses his verses to bring down a corrupt wali who wronged his family