Interviews

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
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
The Infrastructure of Truth: A Conversation with Assal Rad

The Infrastructure of Truth: A Conversation with Assal Rad

A historian talks about the reckoning happening now—three years into a genocide—and where we might be headed. 

25 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By TMR
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
“Today is Better Than Tomorrow”: Survival in Anbar

“Today is Better Than Tomorrow”: Survival in Anbar

Kali Rubaii explores how Iraqi farmers endure despite U.S. military intervention, as they repair their war-damaged homeland.

17 JULY 2026 • By Nazli Tarzi
The Impossible Return: A Conversation with Tareq Baconi

The Impossible Return: A Conversation with Tareq Baconi

A conversation between writers unfolds into a meditation on exile, memory, and how history inhabits our most private...

10 JULY 2026 • By Saleem Haddad
Border as Fiction: A Conversation with Shady Lewis

Border as Fiction: A Conversation with Shady Lewis

Lewis, fresh off his win of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, reflects on borders, bureaucracy, and more.

12 JUNE 2026 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
Creating Art in Times of War

Creating Art in Times of War

TMR asked writers and artists what motivation can remain, in times of war, to write or create art?...

10 APRIL 2026 • By TMR
Erige Sehiri’s Promised Sky on Migrants, Racism, and Hope

Erige Sehiri’s Promised Sky on Migrants, Racism, and Hope

An unorthodox family forged by crisis, three African women living together in Tunis, shelters a young shipwreck survivor.

27 MARCH 2026 • By Karim Goury
A Portrait of Nevhiz, Turkey’s Rebel Artist

A Portrait of Nevhiz, Turkey’s Rebel Artist

Since the '60s, Nevhiz's art has ranged from depictions of systemic violence against Turkey’s left to intimate explorations...

12 DECEMBER 2025 • By Selin Tamtekin
 
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