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Bassem Khandaqji’s Mask is a novel of Palestinian Resistance

The ghostly presence of the Nakba casts an ominous shadow over this newly translated novel by a former Palestinian prisoner.

15 MAY 2026 • By Francesca Vawdrey

The Meaning of Palestine to This Levantine: A Matter of Love, a Question of Justice

In this ode of sorts, a Lebanese writer wonders: how can love for Palestine, and yearning, still puzzle others?

15 MAY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour

A Gulf of Misunderstanding: On Pasolini’s Pétrole and Portrayals of the Khalij

An otherwise daring stage production falters when it comes to depictions — clichéd and outdated — of the Gulf.

15 MAY 2026 • By Georgina Van Welie

“The House Dog”—fiction

This gothic short story is set on the island of Unguja in Tanzania, where an idyllic house hides something darker.

8 MAY 2026 • By Rebecca Lloyd

“Tarragon”—a short story

In a house shaped by war, a child’s question about a mysterious plant opens onto something far more dangerous.

8 MAY 2026 • By Erfan Mojib

“Call After Her”—a short story

The relationship between a lonely man and his eccentric cleaner blurs into something more intimate and ambiguous.

8 MAY 2026 • By Nur Turkmani
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The Many Mediterraneans

The Mediterranean, generative yet unstable, is a site of passage and border, a space of paradise and ruin.

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Don’t Forget to Say I Love You: Notes on Water

A daughter recalls her father’s near-loss in a river, following the water outward into what the Mediterranean remembers.

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Dhifi, an artist who embraces imperfection and chance, talks about his latest concept, an inverted Mediterranean.

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“How to Erase an Armenian Accent in Junior High”

In anticipation of TMR 58 • MOTHER TONGUE, this new poem explores the painful self-silencing of a language.

27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Shahé Mankerian

Shira Wolfe on Jugoslovenska Kinoteka

Shira Wolfe's cinematic poetry reads like scenes from a movie, describing a period of her life spent in Belgrade...

1 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Shira Wolfe

Essays

The Meaning of Palestine to This Levantine: A Matter of Love, a Question of Justice

In this ode of sorts, a Lebanese writer wonders: how can love for Palestine, and yearning, still puzzle others?

15 MAY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour

Civil War In Lebanon? A Mad Prospect Looms Again

In her biweekly column, following Israel's Black Wednesday massacres, Amal Ghandour mulls the future of Lebanon.

24 APRIL 2026 • By Amal Ghandour

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