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What We Write About When We (Arabs) Write About Love

What We Write About When We (Arabs) Write About Love

Eman Quotah reviews a new anthology of love poems by Arab poets writing in English in the diaspora...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Eman Quotah
In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

Robin Yassin-Kassab pays tribute to late Syrian writer and humanist Khaled Khalifa, who died at the age of...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Robin Yassin-Kassab
I, SOUAD or the Six Deaths of a Refugee From Aleppo

I, SOUAD or the Six Deaths of a Refugee From Aleppo

Poet and novelist Joumana Haddad tells the true story of a refugee from Aleppo who winds up on...

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Joumana Haddad
The Mystery of Enayat al-Zayyat in Iman Mersal’s Tour de Force

The Mystery of Enayat al-Zayyat in Iman Mersal’s Tour de Force

Selma Dabbagh reviews a masterpiece that gives insight into the life of a remarkable woman artist striving to...

25 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Selma Dabbagh
Donkeys and Mules—Motors of the High Atlas Mountains

Donkeys and Mules—Motors of the High Atlas Mountains

Aomar Boom describes the centrality of donkeys and mules to life in the unforgiving earthquake-shattered terrain of the...

25 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Aomar Boum
Sofia Alaoui’s Animalia is a Supernatural Thriller Shot in Morocco

Sofia Alaoui’s Animalia is a Supernatural Thriller Shot in Morocco

As she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down...

7 AUGUST 2023 • By Karim Goury
Newly Re-Opened, Beirut’s Sursock Museum is a Survivor

Newly Re-Opened, Beirut’s Sursock Museum is a Survivor

Arie Amaya-Akkermans recounts the history of Beirut's museum, with its multiple destructions and resurrections.

12 JUNE 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
The Majesty and Mystery of Nature: Ali Cherri’s Dam in Sudan

The Majesty and Mystery of Nature: Ali Cherri’s Dam in Sudan

Karim Goury reviews Ali Cherri's haunting feature film The Dam, set in Sudan before the outbreak of the...

4 JUNE 2023 • By Karim Goury
The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan

The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan

Yasmine Motawy interviews the critically-acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short story writer, Leila Aboulela.

29 MAY 2023 • By Yasmine Motawy
Cruising the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

Cruising the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

TMR's managing editor, Rana Asfour, checks out one of the world's largest book events looking for literary mana.

29 MAY 2023 • By Rana Asfour
From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting...

29 MAY 2023 • By Chas Freeman, Jr.
Artist At Work: Maya Youssef Finds Home in the Qanun

Artist At Work: Maya Youssef Finds Home in the Qanun

Rana Asfour talks to Syrian-born and raised qanunist Maya Youssef, who now lives and teaches in the UK.

22 MAY 2023 • By Rana Asfour
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