Yahia Lababidi is an Arab-American writer of Palestinian background. He is the author of 11 books of poetry and prose, including most recently Quarantine Notes, short meditations composed during the Covid-19 pandemic. His new collection of poetry, Palestine Wail, is forthcoming.
Selling Egypt by the Pound: 'Gulfication' and the Ras al-Hekma Land Deal
This past February, the Egyptian government signed a massive $35 billion investment deal with Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund,...