“The Spirit of Mutiny”—speculative fiction
An excerpt from a novel of speculative fiction envisioned a post-imperialist future, with Gaza as a key symbol of resistance against Empire.
Books
Susan Abulhawa at Oxford Union on Palestine/Israel
Susan Abulhawa gave a speech at Oxford Union as a resolution passed determining "Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide."
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.
مقتطف من «مذكرات شرطي لبناني» لفوزي ذبيان
كل شخصيات الدولة اللبنانية بقضّها وقضيضها كانت بانتظار انتهاء مناقشة أطروحة غزالي كي يمطروه بالتهاني والتبريكات.
“The Man Who Loves Ducks” from Freedom, Only Freedom
An inmate in Manus prison who suffers the inhospitable conditions with the rest of the inmates finds solace in befriending animals.
November World Picks from the Editors
Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
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.
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.
Remembering Elias Khoury, 1948-2024
A few words from the editors on the passing of Elias Khoury, on September 15, 2024.