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31 January, 2025

“Culinary Palestine”—Fadi Kattan in an excerpt from Sumud

Celebrity Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan presents stories and recipes from his long experience cooking in Bethlehem and beyond.

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31 January, 2025

Yassini Girls—a Powerful Yet Flawed Account of Historical Trauma

Natasha Tynes reviews a Palestinian novel that thoughtfully examines intergenerational trauma, making it an insightful and worthwhile read.

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24 January, 2025,

Three Nights in Free Syria

Filmmaker Yasmin Fedda and arts activist Daniel Gorman share their reflections of a three-day visit to Syria early this year.

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24 January, 2025

No Place to Be: On Wadih Saadeh’s A Horse at the Door

Alex Tan reviews the new chronology of poems from Lebanon's bard of war and exile, Wadih Saadeh, translated by Robin Moger.

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TMR 48 • MEMOIR

Ravaged by Fire

Francisco Letelier connects the devastation of fire and climate change with the decimation of Gaza, and other disasters over time.

Centerpiece

The Markaz Review recommends these ten memoirs for 2024-2025.
The Markaz Review recommends these ten memoirs for 2024-2025.

Latest Essays & Fiction

Centerpiece • 7 February, 2025

Ravaged by Fire

Francisco Letelier connects the devastation of fire and climate change with the decimation of Gaza, and other disasters over time.

Essays • 7 February, 2025,

The Closed Door—Return to Syria

After 13 years away, writer Odai Al Zoubi returns to Syria following the Assad regime's collapse, aiming to reconnect with a lost time.

Fiction • 7 February, 2025

“The Last Third of the Night”—a story by Dia Barghouti

A woman invited to a wedding wants to leave her house and return, but only if she can be certain of the return.

Fiction • 7 February, 2025,

Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur has dedicated his life to stories, even wearing a pair of story glasses. “I see everything as a story,” he says.

Essays • 7 February, 2025

Flight Plans: From Gaza to Singapore

Palestinian civil aviation is not only a symbol of freedom, but is deeply connected to their quest for sovereignty.

Essays • 7 February, 2025

Chronicles of a Boy Manqué

Growing up a "Boy Hassan" in Latakia, Rana Haddad refused to wear a dress and act like a lady, bucking the conventions of her day.