TMR 49

LOVE, WAR & RESISTANCE

Can love act as a transformative force during challenging times, in the face of 2000-pound bombs, drones, AI surveillance, snipers, annexation and expulsion?

Why Love, War & Resistance?
  • TMR 49
  • Editorial
7 March 2025

Why Love, War & Resistance?

Can love act as a transformative force during challenging times, in the face of 2000-pound bombs, drones, AI surveillance, snipers, annexation and expulsion?

  • TMR 49
  • CENTERPIECE
Love and Resistance in Online Persian Dating Shows

Love and Resistance in Online Persian Dating Shows

From blindfolding potential dates to threating them with cockroaches, Iranian YouTube dating game shows go viral and the regime takes action.

7 March 2025 • By Malu Halasa
  • TMR 49
  • Featured Artist
Mous Lamrabat

Mous Lamrabat

In his latest solo exhibition, Mous Lamrabat delves deep into the emotional weight of displacement, memory, identity and love.

7 March 2025 • By Naima Morelli

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