«Writing and Resistance» – a new series conceived by Usama Al Shahmani – is an invitation to listen closely, to question, and to challenge. In a time when the certainties of the past are crumbling and the world feels like it is coming apart at the seams, writing offers a possibility to portray the disintegration of order, seek new directions and assert our shared humanity. Writing as resistance is an opportunity to re-engage with the world when other forms of expression fall short.

Martina Clavadetscher’s new novel resists the temptation to look away. It speaks of silent guilt and the enduring grip of patriarchal power structures. «The Horrors of Others» is about repression, large and small, and the urgent need to use language to expose it.