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Where Are Yesterday’s Dhufar Revolutionaries Today?

Where Are Yesterday’s Dhufar Revolutionaries Today?

Speaking of Arab revolutions, Tugrul Mende reviews a new book from Stanford looking back at revolutionaries of Dhufar,...

15 MAY 2023 • By Tugrul Mende
Kafka in Tangier is a Brooding Homage to Metamorphosis

Kafka in Tangier is a Brooding Homage to Metamorphosis

Rula Khateeb Jarallah reviews the news translation of the Mohammed Said Hjiouij novella in which a man is...

8 MAY 2023 • By Rula Khateeb Jarallah
The Alleys—Suspense and Scandal in East Amman

The Alleys—Suspense and Scandal in East Amman

Janine AlHadidi reviews the gritty mystery thriller set in east Amman that has Jordanians talking.

24 APRIL 2023 • By Janine AlHadidi
When a Country is not a Country—the Chimera of Borders

When a Country is not a Country—the Chimera of Borders

Writer-photographer Ara Oshagan mediates on the borders between North and South Korea and the blockaded enclave of Artsakh.

17 APRIL 2023 • By Ara Oshagan
Yallah Gaza! Presents the Case for Gazan Humanity

Yallah Gaza! Presents the Case for Gazan Humanity

A new documentary on Gaza from Roland Nurier is touring France and screening in diverse film festivals worldwide.

10 APRIL 2023 • By Karim Goury
Sudden Journeys: Paris Arabe

Sudden Journeys: Paris Arabe

Jenine Abboushi wanders from Paris' chi-chi 16th to the quartiers populaires of Barbès-Rochechouart and the Goutte d'Or.

27 MARCH 2023 • By Jenine Abboushi
Tel Aviv-Beirut, a Film on War, Love & Borders

Tel Aviv-Beirut, a Film on War, Love & Borders

Franco-Egyptian filmmaker Karim Goury reviews the new feature film from Franco-Israeli director Michael Boganim.

20 MARCH 2023 • By Karim Goury
Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut

Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut

Karim Goury talks to the director of the new feature film on war, love and borders, Tel Aviv-Beirut.

20 MARCH 2023 • By Karim Goury
War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine’s Watermelon Stories

War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine’s Watermelon Stories

Rana Asfour reviews a collection of stories from writer and educator Zein El-Amine, who was born and raised...

20 MARCH 2023 • By Rana Asfour
The Markaz Review Interview—Hisham Bustani

The Markaz Review Interview—Hisham Bustani

Rana Asfour interviews fellow Jordanian writer Hisham Bustani about his stories, writing in Arabic and ideas on history...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Rana Asfour
Sudden Journeys: Deluge at Wadi Feynan

Sudden Journeys: Deluge at Wadi Feynan

In her Sudden Journeys column for February, Jenine Abboushi unfurls the Jordanian desert and mountains in the Wadi...

6 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Jenine Abboushi
End of an Era: Al Saqi Bookshop in London Closes

End of an Era: Al Saqi Bookshop in London Closes

Malu Halasa surveys the legacy of Al Saqi while also lamenting the end of Banipal Magazine and the...

16 JANUARY 2023 • By Malu Halasa
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