Our guest this episode is Malu Halasa, a prolific and passionate observer of the Middle East through the lens of art and culture. Our conversation explores how she provides readers with a unique window into the changing mores of the region, having written and edited over 8 anthologies, and several novels and short stories of her own.
Born in Oklahoma, to Jordanian and Filipino parents, raised in Ohio, a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, Malu now lives in London, where she is currently a Literary Editor at The Markaz Review.
As a journalist, Malu’s contributions include music journalism for Rolling Stone, and writing for Huffington Post, and The Guardian.
Anthologies she has edited include:
· “Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline”,
· “Culture in Defiance: Continuing Traditions of Satire, Art and the Struggle for Freedom in Syria”,
· “Transit Tehran: Young Iran and Its Inspirations”
· “The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie: Intimacy and Design”,
· “Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Women’s Protests in Iran”,
· And a new book coming out in January called “Sumud: A New Palestinian Reader”
Her debut novel “Mother of all Pigs” is an epic Jordanian family saga chronicling the comedy and pathos of the patriarchy in decline.
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