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Deniz Goran’s New Novel Contrasts Art and the Gezi Park Protests

Deniz Goran’s New Novel Contrasts Art and the Gezi Park Protests

A novel about "toxic authoritarianism" and how it has shaped the lives of countless young persons in Turkey,...

19 JUNE 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
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
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
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
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
ISIS and the Absurdity of War in the Age of Twitter

ISIS and the Absurdity of War in the Age of Twitter

Jessica Proett reviews Salar Abdoh's empirical novel set during the days when ISIS was running loose across Iraq...

4 JULY 2021 • By Jessica Proett
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