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11 October, 2024

Freedom is a Combat Sport: On Tatami

Karim Goury reviews "Tatami," a sports combat film depicting the conflict between suppressive male law and individual female empowerment.

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11 October, 2024,

Palestine, the Land of Grapes and Wine

Historic Palestine has always been a fertile agricultural land, a space of spirituality, and where wine was born and celebrated.

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11 October, 2024

Aïda Nosrat of Atine: Artist at Work

Jordan Elgrably interviews free-spirited Iranian performer Aïda Nosrat on music, exile, freedom, and a passion for mixing cultures.

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27 September, 2024

The Queer Arab Glossary —A Review

A book challenging myths and stereotypes about sexuality in the Arab world, exploring the language of queerness in the region.

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TMR 45 • FROM HERE, ONE YEAR ON

Witnessing Catastrophe: a Painter in Lebanon

Tom Young's art raises important questions about studying images and the lasting impact of colonialism in the Arab world.

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Don't miss our October Book Club with author Rania Hanna on her debut novel, "The Jinn Daughter."
Don’t miss our October Book Club with author Rania Hanna on her debut novel, The Jinn Daughter.

Latest Essays & Fiction

Essays • 11 October, 2024,

Palestine, the Land of Grapes and Wine

Historic Palestine has always been a fertile agricultural land, a space of spirituality, and where wine was born and celebrated.

Editorial • 4 October, 2024

A Year of War Without End

In the guise of an editorial, senior editor Lina Mounzer struggles to find the words to describe the horror of the past year, and hopelessness…

Art • 4 October, 2024

Visuals and Voices: Palestine Will Not Be a Palimpsest

After a year of the war on Gaza, signs and symbols, art, and visuals from and about Palestine are still being banned, dismissed, or ignored.

Essays • 4 October, 2024

Shamrocks & Watermelons: Palestine Politics in Belfast

Through a conflicted prism, the effect of the year-long war in Gaza on the music and politics of Northern Ireland. 

Essays • 4 October, 2024

The Spark of Your Story, Ode to Aaron Bushnell

Honoring the memory of US serviceman Aaron Bushnell, who died for truth and justice in protest of US aid to Israel.

Essays • 4 October, 2024

Depictions of Genocide: The Un-Imaginable Visibility of Extermination

A bleak and sobering account for those who may still have wanted to believe in the enlightening power of the image.