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No Place to Be: On Wadih Saadeh’s A Horse at the Door

No Place to Be: On Wadih Saadeh’s A Horse at the Door

Alex Tan reviews the new chronology of poems from Lebanon's bard of war and exile, Wadih Saadeh, translated...

24 JANUARY 2025 • By Alex Tan
February World Picks from the Editors

February World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by...

24 JANUARY 2025 • By TMR
Radwa Ashour’s Classic Granada Now in a New English Edition

Radwa Ashour’s Classic Granada Now in a New English Edition

Ashour’s "Granada" trilogy arrives during the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, and a long arc completes...

17 JANUARY 2025 • By Guy Mannes-Abbott
In Killing Gilda Yahya Gharagozlou Tells an Intriguing Iranian Tale

In Killing Gilda Yahya Gharagozlou Tells an Intriguing Iranian Tale

A review of a book that offers a portrait of a royal dynasty whose decline has significantly shaped...

10 JANUARY 2025 • By Azadeh Moaveni
Art History and the United Arab Emirates

Art History and the United Arab Emirates

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf challenges misconceptions that an authoritarian government precludes politically-critical cultural production.

10 JANUARY 2025 • By Jelena Sofronijevic
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s Defiant Exploration of Palestinian Life

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...

20 DECEMBER 2024 • By Zahra Hankir
30 Recommended Books on Syria

30 Recommended Books on Syria

TMR editors have compiled a list of 30 of their favorite titles on Syria, including novels, nonfiction and...

13 DECEMBER 2024 • By TMR
“Ghosts of Farsis” — a cyberpunk story

“Ghosts of Farsis” — a cyberpunk story

 The story is part of Hussein Fawzy's cyberpunk story collection “Graduation Project” recently published by Waziz House.

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Hussein Fawzy
The Conqueror of Time—Egyptian Cryogenics

The Conqueror of Time—Egyptian Cryogenics

Nihad Sherif's 1972 novel is a pioneering Arabic sci-fi work on human cryopreservation, with prose reminiscent of Mahfouz...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Nihad Sherif
Salacious Criminality—Trenchcoat Detectives, Rogues & Smoking Guns

Salacious Criminality—Trenchcoat Detectives, Rogues & Smoking Guns

The Arabic crime novel can't compete with more popular genres including satire, horror, or historical fiction, but that...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Marcia Lynx Qualey
The Time-Travels of the Man who Sold Pickles and Sweets — an Excerpt

The Time-Travels of the Man who Sold Pickles and Sweets — an Excerpt

Ibn Shalaby, like many Egyptians, is looking for a job. Yet, unlike most of his fellow citizens, he...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Khairy Shalaby
“The Spirit of Mutiny”—speculative fiction

“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...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Radhika Singh
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