TMR 48
MEMOIR
In TMR 48 • MEMOIR we present several original essays, two short stories and two book reviews, designed to convey the immediacy of memory, as both an element of storytelling and the basis for history.
- TMR 48
- Editorial
Memoir in the Age of Narcissism
What do we choose to remember, and what do we choose to forget? A special monthly issue devoted to the genre of memoir...
- TMR 48
- CENTERPIECE
Ravaged by Fire
Francisco Letelier connects the devastation of fire and climate change with the decimation of Gaza, and other disasters over time.
7 February 2025 • By Francisco Letelier- TMR 48
- Featured Artist
Mostafa Nodeh: Featured Artist Interview
Shooting in black and white with a minimalist approach, Iranian photographer Mostafa Nodeh transcends boundaries of identity and time.
7 February 2025 • By Mostafa NodehMORE FROM THIS ISSUE
TMR’s Top 10 Must-Read Memoirs in 2025
A curated selection of memoirs for 2025 featuring captivating stories that provide deep insight into the human experience.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY RANA ASFOUR
Resilient Cartographies: Histories of the Persian Gulf
History writing opens the door for the writers and their readers to see the Persian Gulf as a connecting point rather than a delimited void.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY TODD REISZ
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.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY ODAI AL ZOUBI
Memories of Palestine through Contemporary Media
Malu Halasa reviews a psycho-social-virtual memoir of Palestine of both emotional and geographic proportions.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY MALU HALASA
“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.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY DIA BARGHOUTI
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.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY JIYAR HOMER
What Remains: Voice and the Poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad
In which Farah Ahamed remembers losing her voice as a result of personal tragedy, and relates to the poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY FARAH AHAMED
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.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY CHIN-CHIN YAP
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.
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • BY RANA HADDAD