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13 December, 2024,

Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

A son of Hama — a former prisoner and now a TV correspondent — takes his first steps towards his country in over a decade.

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13 December, 2024

Kareem’s Story, Excerpt from The Home I Worked to Make

A Syrian medical student from Damascus, forced into exile, shares his story with political scientist Wendy Pearlman — anonymously.

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13 December, 2024

30 Recommended Books on Syria

TMR editors have compiled a list of 30 of their favorite titles on Syria, including novels, nonfiction and memoir.

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29 November, 2024

A Fragile Ceasefire as Lebanon Survives, Traumatized

Lebanon may have survived yet another Israeli onslaught but the people emerge scathed and timorous, as if from a nightmare.

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TMR 47 • GENRE FICTION

“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction

A writer from Cairo imagines a chance encounter between two writers in Prague enamored of Kafka. 

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Abdellah Taïa: a Conversation
Abdellah Taïa: a Conversation

Latest Essays & Fiction

Essays • 13 December, 2024,

Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

A son of Hama — a former prisoner and now a TV correspondent — takes his first steps towards his country in over a decade.

Cities • 13 December, 2024

Kareem’s Story, Excerpt from The Home I Worked to Make

A Syrian medical student from Damascus, forced into exile, shares his story with political scientist Wendy Pearlman — anonymously.

Centerpiece • 6 December, 2024,

“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction

A writer from Cairo imagines a chance encounter between two writers in Prague enamored of Kafka. 

Fiction • 6 December, 2024

“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes

A celebration quickly spirals into a lifetime of trauma when an unforeseen 'head' makes a shocking appearance.

Fiction • 6 December, 2024,

“The Curse of the Chinar Tree”—a family horror story

For one family, faith is overshadowed by the bitter taste of suffering rather than the peace it is meant to provide.

Fiction • 6 December, 2024,

“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan

When Eve leaves Adam in Purgatory to settle their score once and for all, she's devastated by what she encounters on Earth.