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Escapism in Times of War — on Genre Fiction

Escapism in Times of War — on Genre Fiction

In which our literary editor becomes your guide through TMR 47, a double issue packed with fiction and...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Malu Halasa
“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction

“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction

A writer from Cairo imagines a chance encounter between two writers in Prague enamored of Kafka. 

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Mansoura Ez-Eldin
Palestine Features in Larissa Sansour’s Sci-Fi Future

Palestine Features in Larissa Sansour’s Sci-Fi Future

Larissa Sansour is a Palestinian-born artist whose photography, film, sculpture, and installation art is bound up with visions...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Larissa Sansour
“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes

“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes

A celebration quickly spirals into a lifetime of trauma when an unforeseen 'head' makes a shocking appearance.

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Natasha Tynes
“The Curse of the Chinar Tree”—a family horror story

“The Curse of the Chinar Tree”—a family horror story

For one family, faith is overshadowed by the bitter taste of suffering rather than the peace it is...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Shamsia
“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan

“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan

When Eve leaves Adam in Purgatory to settle their score once and for all, she's devastated by what...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Parand
“The Small Clay Plate”—a Siwa folk tale

“The Small Clay Plate”—a Siwa folk tale

A tale of a tailor from the deserts of Siwa, Egypt, where fortune reveals the invaluable lesson of...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Bel Parker
“Ghosts of Farsis” — a cyberpunk story

“Ghosts of Farsis” — a cyberpunk story

 The story is part of Hussein Fawzy's cyberpunk story collection “Graduation Project” recently published by Waziz House.

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Hussein Fawzy
The Conqueror of Time—Egyptian Cryogenics

The Conqueror of Time—Egyptian Cryogenics

Nihad Sherif's 1972 novel is a pioneering Arabic sci-fi work on human cryopreservation, with prose reminiscent of Mahfouz...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Nihad Sherif
Salacious Criminality—Trenchcoat Detectives, Rogues & Smoking Guns

Salacious Criminality—Trenchcoat Detectives, Rogues & Smoking Guns

The Arabic crime novel can't compete with more popular genres including satire, horror, or historical fiction, but that...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Marcia Lynx Qualey
Traveling Crafts:  The Moon and Science Fiction in Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art

Traveling Crafts: The Moon and Science Fiction in Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art

Science fiction and dystopias figure prominently in Arab literature going back more than 100 years, writes Elizabeth Rauh.

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Elizabeth L. Rauh
Susan Abulhawa at Oxford Union on Palestine/Israel

Susan Abulhawa at Oxford Union on Palestine/Israel

Susan Abulhawa gave a speech at Oxford Union as a resolution passed determining "Israel is an apartheid state...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Susan Abulhawa
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