True reflections of a former officer of the law in Lebanon from his hit memoir, translated by Lina...
5 JULY 2024 • By Fawzi Zabyan
Marjane Satrapi's edited anthology "Woman, Life, Freedom" shows that the story of the movement cannot be told with...
5 JULY 2024 • By Katie Logan
Jasmin Attia's novel vividly portrays Egypt and Cairo by beautifully conjuring music and sound through descriptive prose.
28 JUNE 2024 • By Tala Jarjour
Arie Amaya-Akkermans on a book that reviews not only Turkey’s social and political deterioration over the last decade,...
28 JUNE 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Little-reported green colonialism is occurring in the sun-rich but water-deprived MENA region, writes Richard Lim in this review.
21 JUNE 2024 • By Richard Lim
Farah-Silvana Kanan questions whether, in this novel, the Franco-Lebanese master is at the height of his powers, or...
14 JUNE 2024 • By Farah-Silvana Kanaan
Editors at The Markaz Review recommend twelve titles published over a 20-year period presenting a broad range of...
7 JUNE 2024 • By TMR
Lord Byron, a theatrical poet, created the concept of celebrity and, with his poetry, brought the Ottoman world...
7 JUNE 2024 • By William Gourlay
"Prisoner of Love" acknowledges the limitations of language in capturing the reality of the Palestinian revolution, writes Saleem...
7 JUNE 2024 • By Saleem Haddad
An entire family is preoccupied with its history and questions of national identity, confounded by France’s rejection of...
31 MAY 2024 • By Katherine A. Powers
Saleem Haddad reviews the Sawalha family story that offers hope in resilience, resistance, and survival against all odds.
3 MAY 2024 • By Saleem Haddad
A first-ever in-depth look into Syria's prison system where prisoners endure unimaginable levels of violence and torture.
3 MAY 2024 • By Ugur Umit Ungor
