Latest
The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan
Yasmine Motawy interviews the critically-acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short story writer, Leila Aboulela.
Cruising the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
TMR's managing editor, Rana Asfour, checks out one of the world's largest book events looking for literary mana.
From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back
Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting on the geopolitical chess table.
The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène
Melissa Chemam interviews the French-Algerian novelist Faïza Guène on the publication of her novel Discretion in English translation.
TMR 31 • WORK
Centerpiece
Immigrants in Houston: Fiction From Anis Shivani’s Patel Mart
Novelist Anis Shivani has lived in Houston for more than a decade and sets his upcoming novel amongst its immigrant community.
Featured Artist
Salman Toor
Artist Salman Toor paints immigrants and addresses the treatment of brown men and young people in public and private spaces. He is also concerned with the effects of technology on contemporary life.
Poetry Markaz
Three Poems by Mona Kareem
Mona Kareem presents three poems from her new collection, I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara Elkamel.
Three Poems by Elena Karina Byrne
The poet presents three poems from her fifth collection, If This Makes You Nervous.
TMR Interviews
The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan
Yasmine Motawy interviews the critically-acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short story writer, Leila Aboulela.
The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène
Melissa Chemam interviews the French-Algerian novelist Faïza Guène on the publication of her novel Discretion in English translation.
Latest Essays & Fiction
Working the News: a Short History of Al Jazeera’s First 30 Years
Iason Athanasiadis on how the Arab world’s most famous product went from boisterous matchbox to counter-hegemon with an establishment role.
Immigrants in Houston: Fiction From Anis Shivani’s Patel Mart
Novelist Anis Shivani has lived in Houston for more than a decade and sets his upcoming novel amongst its immigrant community.
The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation
Ahmed Awadalla reflects on how his pursuit of freedom through a job in Cairo has led to growing pains that followed him to Berlin.
The Invisible Walls, a Meditation on Work and Being
Arab writer Nashwa Nasreldin reflects on her work experiences at home and abroad, and on the meaning of everything.
Short Fiction: By Mistake/On the Bus to Work
If I hadn’t seen you, I might have forgotten all the wrongs of this world that belong to me.
When a Country is not a Country—the Chimera of Borders
Writer-photographer Ara Oshagan mediates on the borders between North and South Korea and the blockaded enclave of Artsakh.