Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s Defiant Exploration of Palestinian Life
Zahra Hankir reviews Hazem Jamjoum's English translation of Palestinian novelist Maya Abu Al-Hayyat's novel "No One Knows Their Blood Type."
Book Reviews
Criticizing a Militaristic Israel is not Inherently Antisemitic
The conflation of antisemitism with political criticism of Israel not only stifles free speech; it makes Jews less safe around the world.
30 Recommended Books on Syria
TMR editors have compiled a list of 30 of their favorite titles on Syria, including novels, nonfiction and memoir.
Barrack Zailaa Rima’s Beirut Resists Categorization
Rima offers readers an understanding of Beirut as both a single city and a city multiplied, a geographic point always undergoing change.
December World Picks from the Editors
Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
مراجعة كتاب «إعلام الجماهير»: أشرطة الكاسيت التي استحوذت يومًا على الثقافة الشعبية في مصر
.تكتب مريم النزهي مراجعة لكتاب «إعلام الجماهير» لأندرو سايمون، يناقش الكتاب شريط الكاسيت وتأثيره وانتشاره في مصر
The Walls Have Eyes—Surveillance in the Algorithm Age
Iason Athanasiadis talks to Petra Molnar about her new book on automated decision-making technologies that facilitate institutional violence while eliminating accountability.
The Hybrid—The Case of Michael Vatikiotis
Rana Haddad interviews hybrid hopscotching writer Michael Vatikiotis on his colorful life and work spanning continents.
Courage and Compassion, a Memoir of War and its Aftermath
Nektaria Anastasiadou reviews polyglot Tony Molho's memoir about the Holocaust in Greece and his family history.
Activism in the Landscape: Environmental Arts & Resistance in Palestine
The uprooting of olive trees by Israel is both symbolic and real, destroying Palestinians' right to live with shelter, safety, and dignity.
The Queer Arab Glossary —A Review
A book challenging myths and stereotypes about sexuality in the Arab world, exploring the language of queerness in the region.
World Picks from the Editors: October
Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
Don’t Look Left: A Diary of Genocide by Atif Abu Saif
A Gaza diary that is a physician's personal testimony on life under excruciating, unrelenting bombardment, loss and hardship.
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Violence in The Horrors of Adana
A book addressing the Adana massacre and exploring the events and dynamics that lead to acts of violence and why ordinary people commit them.
Tragic Consequences—On Western Meddling in the Middle East
Western democracies share responsibility for the political upheaval that has shaken the Middle East from the 20th century until today.