Books Archives

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

Language, gender, class, race, and geography shape citizenship in Morocco today, argues Brahim El Guabli in his latest...

3 MAY 2024 • By Natalie Bernstien

Feurat Alani, a French novelist of Iraqi descent, succeeds in capturing the connections between two disparate cultural spheres.

1 APRIL 2024 • By Nada Ghosn

Dive into the rich tapestry of literature by Francophone writers from the Middle East with this curated reading...

31 MARCH 2024 • By TMR

Eman Quotah on Fady Joudah's latest, in which the poet takes on the inadequacy of language in conveying...

25 MARCH 2024 • By Eman Quotah