The Complexity of Exile: Searching for Edward Said

Review of Lovisa Berg, Masculinity and Syrian Fiction: Gender, Society and the Female Gaze
Columbu, A. 2026. Review of Lovisa Berg, Masculinity and Syrian Fiction: Gender, Society and the Female Gaze. Kervan - International Journal of African and Asiatic Studies.

Embodied Defeat: Abortion and Emasculation in two stories by Ghāda al-Sammān
Columbu, A. 2026. Embodied Defeat: Abortion and Emasculation in two stories by Ghāda al-Sammān. Contemporary Women's Writing.

A Revolution’s Memoir: Travelling Memory in Hādī Al-‘Abd Allāh’s Critical Conditions
Columbu, A. 2026. A Revolution’s Memoir: Travelling Memory in Hādī Al-‘Abd Allāh’s Critical Conditions. Oriente Moderno.

Syria’s many local-s: Diaspora formation and humanitarian action among Syrians in Manchester
Columbu, A. and Zuntz, A. 2026. Syria’s many local-s: Diaspora formation and humanitarian action among Syrians in Manchester. Middle East Critique. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19436149.2026.2650582

Right to mobility, right to belong: Bottom-up citizenship practices of Syrian refugees in Europe
Columbu, A. and Zuntz, A. 2024. Right to mobility, right to belong: Bottom-up citizenship practices of Syrian refugees in Europe. Migration Studies. 12 (4) mnae047. https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnae047

Mighty Eagles and Mercenaries: Existentialism and War in Ghāda al-Sammān’s Early Short Stories
Columbu, A. 2024. Mighty Eagles and Mercenaries: Existentialism and War in Ghāda al-Sammān’s Early Short Stories. Hawwa - Journal of Women of the Middle East and the Islamic World. 22 (3-4), pp. 291-311. https://doi.org/10.1163/15692086-12341424

Zakariyya Tamir and the politics of the Syrian short story - modernity, authoritarianism and gender
Columbu, A. 2023. Zakariyya Tamir and the politics of the Syrian short story - modernity, authoritarianism and gender. London I.B. Tauris.

Exile, Affiliation and Marginality in Syria’s Literature: a Process of Un-Labelling
Columbu, A. 2022. Exile, Affiliation and Marginality in Syria’s Literature: a Process of Un-Labelling. La Rivista di ArabLit. 12 (23), pp. 85-99.

Decolonising Arabic language teaching: a case study
Columbu, A. 2022. Decolonising Arabic language teaching: a case study. Language Cultures Mediation. 8 (2), pp. 101-118. https://doi.org/10.7358/lcm-2021-002-colu

Of Knives, Mustaches, and Headgears: The Fall of the Qabaday in Zakariya Tamir’s Latest Works
Columbu, A. 2021. Of Knives, Mustaches, and Headgears: The Fall of the Qabaday in Zakariya Tamir’s Latest Works. in: Kahf, M. and Sinno, N. (ed.) Constructions of Masculinity in the Middle East and North Africa Literature, Film, and National Discourse Cairo, Egypt The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 141-160

Hadatha, dissent and hegemonic masculinity in the short stories of Zakariyya Tamir
Columbu, A. 2020. Hadatha, dissent and hegemonic masculinity in the short stories of Zakariyya Tamir. in: Firat, A. and Shareah Taleghani, R. (ed.) Generations of dissent: Intellectuals, Cultural Production, and the State in the Middle East and North Africa New York Syracuse University Press. pp. 57 -79

Tāmir, Zakariyyā (1931–)
Columbu, A. 2018. Tāmir, Zakariyyā (1931–). in: The Routledge Encyclopaedia of Modernism Routledge.

Representations of Female Eroticism in Zakariyyā Tāmir: The Women’s Revolution from Object to Subject
Columbu, A. 2016. Representations of Female Eroticism in Zakariyyā Tāmir: The Women’s Revolution from Object to Subject. La Rivista di ArabLit. 12 (7), pp. 7-27.