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The AI Struggle for Middle Earth in the U.S.-Israel War on Iran

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming battlegrounds, and is at the heart of many international assassinations.

13 MARCH 2026 • By Iason Athanasiadis

Iran: a Markaz Recommended Reading List

Iranian authors recommend books that transcend hostile, longstanding narratives and misrepresentations of Iran.

13 MARCH 2026 • By Salar Abdoh, Azadeh Moaveni, Kamin Mohammadi

Lebanon’s Fate in Our Current World Calamity

Perpetually attacked by Israel as an easy target and neighbor, Lebanon is bearing the brunt of many bombs in today's war.

13 MARCH 2026 • By Amal Ghandour

We Live in a Time of Monsters

Our senior editor writes from Beirut as Israeli warplanes and drones search for new targets across the city.

13 MARCH 2026 • By Lina Mounzer

Setting History Right in All That’s Left of You

A new Palestinian drama set in 1948, 1978, 1988, and 2022 sets aside Zionist myths and recognizes historical injustices.

05 MARCH 2026 • By Jordan Elgrably

Kawa and I: Two Exiles Reading in the Dark

After years of searching, an exiled Afghan journalist encounters a beloved poet with whom she shares the loss of country.

27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Freshta Jalalzai

“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

Whose Life is it Anyway? On Writing About Others

In the latest This Arab Life column, Amal Ghandour ponders: who does a life actually belong to once you (or they) are dead?

27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour

Art and Disillusionment in Saleem Haddad’s Floodlines

Our reviewer examines the Arab melancholy at the heart of Saleem Haddad’s second novel.

20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Layla AlAmmar

Dear Souseh: Sometimes I Feel Like a Childless Mother

Many women and men long to raise children of their own, but is it primordial to be a biological parent?

20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Lina Mounzer

Kinship and Culture in This Queer Arab Family

A new anthology from Saqi Books explores LGBTQ+ Arabs and their families from ten points of view.

20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Zein Murib

Two New Books Show How Gaza Changed the World

For Avi Shlaim and Gilbert Achcar, the genocide in Gaza is a turning point, one from which there is no return.

13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould
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