As part of FIYAH’s continued solidarity with the people of Palestine, we are proud to present the cover and table of contents for FIYAH’s Special Issue of Palestinian Speculative Fiction. The curation was put together and edited by Nadia Shammas and Summer Farah, with cover art by Leila Abdelrazaq.
Features include prose:
The Night Journey – a short story by Samah Fadil
an exercise in public displays of vulnerability, or, an epic of silenced mass catastrophic proportion – a short story by Feras Hilal
To New Jerusalem – a short story by Farah Kader
rise – a short story by Sarah Risheq
First Leaf – a short story by Elise Stephens
Muneera and the Moon – a short story by Sonia Sulaiman
and poetry:
Casting Runes – a poem by Rasha Abdulhadi
Liberation Is Rotting In Your Figs – a poem by Leena Aboutaleb
from UNIVERSAL THEORY IN WHICH EVERY FAILED ATTEMPT AT LOVE IS A SOULMATE FROM AN ALTERNATE TIMELINE – a poem by George Abraham
Blood Suck – a poem by Samah Fadil
Witness – a poem by Layla Azmi Goushey
Five things found – a poem by Aiya Sakr
When I find the first letter – a poem by Aiya Sakr
Captains Log – a poem by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi
Arab American Gothic – a poem by Omar Zahzah
These works will be made available to read for free on our website and as a bound ebook for sale in our store Monday, December 13th, 2021. Proceeds from purchases of the ebook will be donated to Medical Aid for Palestinians.
