Arpan Roy is a graduate student in anthropology, a freelance writer, a sometimes poet, and a lover of cities. He has been doing ethnographic fieldwork in Israel/Palestine since 2012. He currently dwells in the world in Madrid and online at www.arpanroy.com.
Arpan Roy
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Writing on Public Books
Laughing with ISIS in Nablus
This is the latest installment of Public Streets, a biweekly urban observations series curated by Ellis Avery. An American walks into a shawarma shop in Nablus. The man behind the counter, renowned locally for his humorless demeanor and foul mood swings, makes an uncharacteristic attempt at a joke. Sharpening a knife and with a grin […]
