A.J. Naddaff

is a multimedia journalist and translator. He received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Davidson College and is currently pursuing a Master’s in the department of Arabic literature and Near Eastern Studies at the American University of Beirut. His work has appeared in the LARB, the Associated Press, The Washington Post, the Intercept, and Columbia Journalism Review, among other outlets. Follow him on Twitter @ajnaddaff.

Not Just Any Rice: Persian Kateh over Chelo

Not Just Any Rice: Persian Kateh over Chelo

Maryam Mortaz, in a translation by Salar Abdoh, remembers the favored rice of her Iranian childhood.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Maryam Mortaz, A.J. Naddaff
Diary of the Collapse—Charif Majdalani on Lebanon’s Trials by Fire

Diary of the Collapse—Charif Majdalani on Lebanon’s Trials by Fire

A.J. Naddaff reviews the latest work of creative nonfiction by Lebanon's Charif Majdalani, as his nation teeters on...

15 NOVEMBER 2021 • By A.J. Naddaff
The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

A.J. Naddaff   Between the Parliament and the Royal Pathway in the center of Brussels, not too far...

18 OCTOBER 2021 • By A.J. Naddaff
Racha Mounaged’s Debut Novel Captures Trauma of Lebanese Civil War

Racha Mounaged’s Debut Novel Captures Trauma of Lebanese Civil War

From time to time, TMR reviews recent titles published in other languages, to give readers insight before they...

18 OCTOBER 2021 • By A.J. Naddaff
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