No one in Lebanon is ever out of the fray, not even those who are very far away...
27 MARCH 2026 • By Amal GhandourThis month, Souseh answers two letters from readers distressed by the outbreak of war, and notably the cognitive...
27 MARCH 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
Perpetually attacked by Israel as an easy target and neighbor, Lebanon is bearing the brunt of many bombs...
13 MARCH 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Our senior editor writes from Beirut as Israeli warplanes and drones search for new targets across the city.
13 MARCH 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
In the latest This Arab Life column, Amal Ghandour ponders: who does a life actually belong to once...
27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Amal GhandourMany women and men long to raise children of their own, but is it primordial to be a...
20 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
In a world where justice and law reliably fail us, it might be literature that holds the better...
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
In "This Arab Life," Amal Ghandour looks at the absurdity of Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" for Gaza.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
These on-the-ground notes from Iran reject oversimplification and one-sided narratives: "There is layer upon layer."
23 JANUARY 2026 • By M. NateqnuriWomen's bodies have always been policed but Souseh reminds us that we don't have to buy into the...
23 JANUARY 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
In this dissection of Trumpian spectacle, TMR columnist Amal Ghandour digs into the root (evil) of Empire.
16 JANUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
In two recent developments, Amal Ghandour sees a comical comeuppance and hints of change on the political horizon.
2 JANUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour