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“The Dentist’s Son”—a short story

“The Dentist’s Son”—a short story

A grief-stricken man returns to his hometown and reckons with his relationship to faith, community, and love.

18 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Barâa Arar
“Please Wait”—a short story

“Please Wait”—a short story

As the U.S. bombs Iran, a man's obsessions range from the expected to the absurd in the long...

18 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Shahab Eddin Pakbeen
Seven Questions with Karim Kattan

Seven Questions with Karim Kattan

A Palestinian novelist and poet reflects on the problems, pleasures, and peculiarities of writing fiction today.

18 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Saleem Haddad
Behind the Story: Barâa Arar on “The Dentist’s Son”

Behind the Story: Barâa Arar on “The Dentist’s Son”

An interview with the author of "The Dentist's Son" on the themes and writing of the story.

18 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By TMR
Failures of the Imagination: Twenty-Five Years After 9/11

Failures of the Imagination: Twenty-Five Years After 9/11

No matter what Empire would like us to believe, history neither began, nor ended, on September 11, 2001.

11 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Ammiel Alcalay
Becoming Free Behind Bars: A Review of Huna

Becoming Free Behind Bars: A Review of Huna

Gripping, heartbreaking, and resolute, this debut memoir affirms the human intellect as a site of resistance.

11 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Yasmine El Rashidi
Better Baruch Spinoza than Meir Kahane?

Better Baruch Spinoza than Meir Kahane?

Age-old tensions illuminate Israel’s profound crisis as it approaches its seventy-ninth birthday.

11 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Between the City and the Sea: A review of And the Fish Fly Above our Heads

Between the City and the Sea: A review of And the Fish Fly Above our Heads

Dima el-Horr's latest documentary offers a rarely-seen side of Beirut's Corniche.

14 AUGUST 2026 • By Amelia Izmanki
Summer Reading!

Summer Reading!

Discover the top summer reads TMR editors can’t wait to dive into—perfect picks for your own holiday escape.

14 AUGUST 2026 • By TMR
A Life not Defined by Death: A critical reading of The Book of Damascus

A Life not Defined by Death: A critical reading of The Book of Damascus

Comma Press’s "Reading the City" series turns its attention to Damascus.

14 AUGUST 2026 • By Anas Tareef
To Inhabit the Wind: The Kurd and the politics of recognition

To Inhabit the Wind: The Kurd and the politics of recognition

A young Kurdish writer grapples with what it means to exist outside the politics of appeal and visibility.

7 AUGUST 2026 • By Aline Jabbari
Twining Apocalypse and Rebirth in Israel-Palestine

Twining Apocalypse and Rebirth in Israel-Palestine

A columnist speculates on the possible afterlives awaiting after Gaza's apocalypse.

7 AUGUST 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
 
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