Sayed Kashua

What Can I Give My Cashier Friend at Christmas?

At this pandemic holiday season, the checkout lady at Schnucks has become my most important relationship outside family. But behind our masks, I have no idea how to celebrate that.

Advanced Hebrew with an Arabic Accent

“Struggling with the language—hating it, loving it, trying to make room for myself in it while fighting it—became essential to my work. At times, I wonder how writers can write at all in their mother tongues.”

My Palestinian Diaspora

To live under forced exile in the heart of my homeland or to live in voluntary exile as a resident alien—this is my choice. Either way, to be a stranger in a strange land.

The Perils of Lockdown Living

I rushed to the supermarkets and pharmacies buying dozens of the last hand-sanitizers, disinfectant sprays and wipes, even a dozen boxes of matzos—if it helped the Jewish people survive three thousand years ago, it will surely help a Palestinian family in St. Louis, Missouri.