Fadi Zaghmout

A Jordanian author and sexual freedoms and body rights advocate. Fadi Zaghmout holds an MA in Creative Writing and Critical Thinking from Sussex University in the UK. He has published six novels, including The Bride of Amman, Heaven on Earth, Laila, The Man of Middling Height, Hope on Earth and Joy on Earth. His work has been translated to English, French and Italian. Winner of UK Study Alumni Social Action Award in UAE 2024.

Rana Asfour is the Managing Editor at The Markaz Review, as well as a freelance writer, book critic and translator. Her work has appeared in such publications as Madame Magazine, The Guardian UK and The National/UAE. She chairs TMR’s English-language Book Club, which meets online the last Sunday of every month. She can be found on X & Instagram @bookfabulous.