Rana Asfour

is the Executive 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.

Muhammad Malas, Syria’s Auteur, is the subject of a Film Biography

Muhammad Malas, Syria’s Auteur, is the subject of a Film Biography

Rana Asfour reviews a documentary by Nezar Andary on the Syrian auteur filmmaker, Muhammad Malas.

10 JANUARY 2021 • By Rana Asfour
The “Surreal Hell” That Made Tahar Ben Jelloun a Writer

The “Surreal Hell” That Made Tahar Ben Jelloun a Writer

The Punishment is a first-person account from an author who considers writers to be "witnesses of history."

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Rana Asfour
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