At Home in the World

The first and most important ritual I always perform upon returning to my adopted homeland, Oman, is to pay my respects to the sea before dusk. It is my...

Viraf was plodding down a narrow sidewalk along the highway, dragging behind him two bags that screeched over the lumpy sidewalk. He was with his friend,...

Illustration by Eman Wasef for Muftah I was born into a family of Libyan swimmers. By “swimmers,” I do not mean Olympians in training. We were happy...