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Reading The Orchards of Basra

Reading The Orchards of Basra

The Orchards of Basra weaves together elements of dreams, memory, and forgotten philosophy, insisting that some stories cannot...

12 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
10 Books for OUT OF OUR MINDS

10 Books for OUT OF OUR MINDS

A curated collection of fiction and non-fiction exploring the ways political and social unrest impacts mental health in...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Rana Asfour
Palestinian Cartographies—a review of Mapping My Return

Palestinian Cartographies—a review of Mapping My Return

Maps are narratives of the past, present, and future, powerful chronicles of presence and absence, ownership and theft,...

29 AUGUST 2025 • By Mai Al-Nakib
September World Picks from the Editors

September World Picks from the Editors

Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, concerts and several new recommended books for September to add to your reading list.

29 AUGUST 2025 • By TMR
Without Women, the 2011 Revolution Might Have Never Been

Without Women, the 2011 Revolution Might Have Never Been

The long history of Egyptian women's activism created the intellectual and political background for revolution.

8 AUGUST 2025 • By Jasmin Attia
Brutally Honest Exploration of Taboo Subjects in Empty Cages

Brutally Honest Exploration of Taboo Subjects in Empty Cages

A novel that explores taboo subjects with exceptional craftsmanship, while reconstructing the “self” from pain and fragmented identities.

8 AUGUST 2025 • By Ahmed Naji
August World Picks from the Editors

August World Picks from the Editors

Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, and concerts … TMR World Picks run the gamut…

25 JULY 2025 • By TMR
Hope Without Hope: Rojava and Revolutionary Commitment

Hope Without Hope: Rojava and Revolutionary Commitment

Matt Broomfield's new book explores the history of the Rojava revolution in Syrian Kurdistan as a model for...

11 JULY 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah—a Review

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah—a Review

Gurnah's new novel, "Theft," is a post-colonial exploration of Tanzania, immigration, and the relationship between Africa and the...

9 JULY 2025 • By Philip Grant
History of Ash by Khadija Marouazi—an Excerpt

History of Ash by Khadija Marouazi—an Excerpt

Mouline and Leila recount their prison years in Morocco in the 1970s and '80s during the "Years of...

4 JULY 2025 • By Khadija Marouazi
Palestine Is Literature: Elias Khoury & Ilan Pappé in Conversation

Palestine Is Literature: Elias Khoury & Ilan Pappé in Conversation

Elias Khoury and Ilan Pappe discuss a mutual line of racism and victimization that runs through the Nakba...

4 JULY 2025 • By Ilan Pappé
Memoricide Voided by Four Palestinian Women Diarists

Memoricide Voided by Four Palestinian Women Diarists

"Voices of Resistance" stands as a vital work of testimonial literature that refuses to be forgotten, writes Francesca...

4 JULY 2025 • By Francesca Vawdrey
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