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“Remnants”—a short story

“Remnants”—a short story

A woman returns to post-Assad Syria to discover whether the home she has carried with her still exists.

16 OCTOBER 2026 • By Anas Tareef
“Seven Plates”—a short story

“Seven Plates”—a short story

In this first-place winner of the Azhar Short Story Prize, a caretaker lives in the shadow of an...

16 OCTOBER 2026 • By Natalia Boumatar
Every Grain of Sand Has Gallows: A Review of The Sleep Thief

Every Grain of Sand Has Gallows: A Review of The Sleep Thief

In Ibtisam Azem's new novel, absurdity becomes the only way to explore the current Palestinian condition.

16 OCTOBER 2026 • By Ilham Essalih
Behind the Story: Anas Tareef on “Remnants”

Behind the Story: Anas Tareef on “Remnants”

The author of "Remnants" reflects on his short story, the craft of writing, and the idea of return.

16 OCTOBER 2026 • By Saleem Haddad
Seven Questions with Ibtisam Azem

Seven Questions with Ibtisam Azem

The International Booker longlisted author on writing through uncertainty, the limits of fiction, and the quiet of the...

16 OCTOBER 2026 • By Saleem Haddad
The Victory Sign: Between Bravado and Brute Fact

The Victory Sign: Between Bravado and Brute Fact

A TMR columnist examines a historical record marked by missteps and false victories in the struggle for Palestinian...

9 OCTOBER 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Postmuslim: In Search of a Muslim Modernity

Postmuslim: In Search of a Muslim Modernity

Youssef Rakha's novel asks big existential questions like “What should contemporary Islam look like?” but offers no easy...

9 OCTOBER 2026 • By Nour Eldin H.
The Possibility of Paradise in Eden at Dawn

The Possibility of Paradise in Eden at Dawn

Writer Karim Kattan explores how love might be narrated in a manner that overcomes subjugation, suppression, and extermination.

9 OCTOBER 2026 • By Gaar Adams
Emma’s Wickedness: A Review of We Call Her Emma

Emma’s Wickedness: A Review of We Call Her Emma

A new podcast asks: how does a seemingly ordinary person come to accommodate herself to extraordinary evil?

2 OCTOBER 2026 • By Anas Tareef
“And a World We Want to Begin Begins”: A Review of Exhibit G

“And a World We Want to Begin Begins”: A Review of Exhibit G

Poet Fady Joudah refuses the familiar grammar of witnessing, rendering Palestinian life as a living archive of intimacy...

2 OCTOBER 2026 • By Issam Zineh
Psychic Militancy: A Conversation with Lara Sheehi

Psychic Militancy: A Conversation with Lara Sheehi

A psychoanalyst talks about the psychic terrain of struggle and the making of her new book, From the...

2 OCTOBER 2026 • By Sarah Aziza
Interesting Times? We Are Well Beyond Them Now

Interesting Times? We Are Well Beyond Them Now

The world appears to be barreling toward an apocalypse that proves, for better or worse, that we are...

25 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
 
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