The Hybrid—The Case of Michael Vatikiotis
Rana Haddad interviews hybrid hopscotching writer Michael Vatikiotis on his colorful life and work spanning continents.
Book Reviews
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.
Top 10 Books to Read this Fall
Editors recommend their top ten titles to read this season, from novels set in Egypt, Zanzibar, Oman and Palestine to Afghan and Syrian nonfiction.
Egypt’s Gatekeeper—President or Despot?
Maged Mandour’s new book examines El-Sisi's exercise and abuse of power in post-revolutionary Egypt.
Birth in a Poem: Maram Al-Masri’s The Abduction
When a mother loses her child she can become inconsolable, living a desolate life, as she works for his return.
Woe to the Conquered: Selim Temo’s Nightlands
Kurdish poetry abounds but rarely appears in English. Jordan Elgrably reviews a bilingual English-Kurdish edition of Selim Temo's "Nightlands."
Wandering and Endless Sorrow: Farhad Pirbal’s The Potato Eaters
Cory Oldweiler reviews the debut story collection by Farhad Pirbal, one of Kurdistan's iconic writers, now out from Deep Vellum.
All That Rage: On Comma Press’ Egypt +100
Alex Tan reviews a sci-fi anthology set in Egypt where all the writers aim to uplift the country from its post-revolutionary gloom.
Nabil Kanso: Lebanon and the Split of Life—a Review
Sophie Kazan reviews a new book on the late Nabil Kanso, the Lebanese pacifist artist whose work depicted the horrors of war.