TMR 24
BERLIN
Editor Jordan Elgrably introduces the BERLIN issue guest editor, Viola Shafik, and more than a dozen new contributors to TMR.
- TMR 24
- Editorial
Why Berlin?
Editor Jordan Elgrably introduces the BERLIN issue guest editor, Viola Shafik, and more than a dozen new contributors to TMR.
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Translating Walter Benjamin on Berlin, a German-Arabic Journey
Ahmed Farouk, the Arabic translator of Günter Grass, W. G. Sebald and Rosa Luxemburg, among others, struggles with Walter Benjamin.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY AHMED FAROUK
“What Are You Doing in Berlin?”—a short story by Ahmed Awny
Egyptian writer Ahmed Awny divigates between fiction and reality in this decentering short story.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY BARRAK ALZAID
“Another German”—a short story by Ahmed Awadalla
An Egyptian refugee in Berlin, longing for a home of his own, hopes love is around the corner.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY SHAHD ALSHAMMARI
Kader Attia, Berlin Biennale’s Curator
Melissa Chemam profiles contemporary Algerian-French artist Kader Attia as he discusses his role with the Berlin Biennale.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY MELISSA CHEMAM
Two Women Artists Dialogue with Berlin and the Biennale
Viola Shafik profiles Jihan El-Tahiri and Myriam El Haïk, two Arab artists in the 2022 Berlin Biennale.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY KARIM KATTAN
Ziad Kalthoum: Trajectory of a Syrian Filmmaker
Film historian Viola Shafik interviews Syrian filmmaker Ziad Kalthoum about his peripatetic life in Syria and beyond.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY KARIM KATTAN
My Berlin Triptych: On Museums and Restitution
Filmmaker and historian Viola Shafik muses on German art, colonialism and restitution in Berlin.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY VIOLA SHAFIK
Phoneless in Filthy Berlin
Maisan Hamdan, a single Palestinian woman, attempts to survive in Berlin without a cell phone.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY BAKYTIYAR ALI
Berlin Gastronomical: A Feast of Flavors
Author and literature professor Randa Aboubakr, who travels back and forth from Cairo to Berlin, explores the city's Arab offerings.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY RANDA ABOUBAKR
Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck
A serial entrepreneur, engineer and nomad settles in Berlin, only to start up an Egyptian food truck.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY MOHAMED RADWAN
Cem Kaya on the Sound of Turkey in Germany
Necati Sönmez, a Berlin film critic and curator, reviews the new music documentary from German-Turkish director Cem Kaya.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY AHMED SALAH AL-MAHDI
The Mystery of Tycoon Michel Baida in Old Arab Berlin
Film curator and scholar Irit Neidhardt searches for clues to the Berlin disappearance of gramophone tycoon Michel Baida.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY IRIT NEIDHARDT
Unapologetic Palestinians, Reactionary Germans
Abir Kopty argues that German guilt is being used to silence Palestinians and others who protest on their behalf.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY PIERRE DAUM
On Ali Yass’s Die Flut (The Flood)
Berlin-based Jordanian artist and curator Ala Younis interviews Iraqi artist Ali Yass on his new work.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY GHAZI GHEBLAWI
Mohammad Shawky Hassan’s Ode to Queer Love in Berlin
Iskandar Abdalla reviews the new film "Shall I Compare you to A Summer’s Day?"
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY HAWRA AL-NADAWI
Photographer Mohamed Badarne (Palestine) and his U48 Project
Viola Shafik profiles Berlin-based Palestinian photographer Mohamed Badarne.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY KARIM KATTAN
Shirin Mohammad: Portrait of an Artist Between Berlin & Tehran
Noushin Afzali profiles multimedia artist Shirin Mohammad, who glides back and forth between Berlin, Bremen and Tehran.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY HANNAH FOX
Exile, Music, Hope & Nostalgia Among Berlin’s Arab Immigrants
Cultural historian Diana Abbani meditates on music among Berlin's Arab immigrants.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • BY DIANA ABBANI