Rana Asfour

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
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
Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)

Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)

Our top picks on what to read from Qatar.

2 APRIL 2023 • By Rana Asfour
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
Reading Iraq: Our Top 10 List of Iraqi Fiction

Reading Iraq: Our Top 10 List of Iraqi Fiction

A list of must-read Iraqi fiction, from Ahmed Saadawi's "Frankenstein in Baghdad" to Sinan Antoon's "The Book of...

5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Rana Asfour
Editor’s Picks: Magical Realism in Iranian Lit

Editor’s Picks: Magical Realism in Iranian Lit

Rana Asfour has selected four contemporary novels of Iranian literature for this special issue on Iran in TMR...

30 JANUARY 2023 • By Rana Asfour
Abu Dhabi Shows Noura Ali-Ramahi’s “Allow Me Not to Explain”

Abu Dhabi Shows Noura Ali-Ramahi’s “Allow Me Not to Explain”

Rana Asfour talks to an Emirati about her ideas and development as an artist.

7 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Rana Asfour
“What Are You Doing in Berlin?”—a short story by Ahmed Awny

“What Are You Doing in Berlin?”—a short story by Ahmed Awny

Egyptian writer Ahmed Awny divigates between fiction and reality in this decentering short story.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Rana Asfour
Phoneless in Filthy Berlin

Phoneless in Filthy Berlin

Maisan Hamdan, a single Palestinian woman, attempts to survive in Berlin without a cell phone.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Rana Asfour
After Nine Years in Detention, an Iraqi is Finally Granted Asylum

After Nine Years in Detention, an Iraqi is Finally Granted Asylum

Rana Asfour reviews the third novel from Dutch Iraqi writer Rodaan Al Galidi.

22 AUGUST 2022 • By Rana Asfour
Libyan Stories from the novel “Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table”

Libyan Stories from the novel “Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table”

The Markaz Review presents Libya's Mohammed al-Naas in these exclusive excerpts translated by Rana Asfour.

18 JULY 2022 • By Rana Asfour
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