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Chutzpah! Observations On Trump’s Peace Plan

Chutzpah! Observations On Trump’s Peace Plan

Amal Ghandour helps parse these Orwellian times from the perspective of an Arab writer living between Beirut, Amman...

10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Longing for Love in a Time of Genocide

Longing for Love in a Time of Genocide

A woman living in the capital of the United States during fascism and genocide nonetheless yearns for a...

26 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Souseh
Body Shaming—Woes of the Motherland

Body Shaming—Woes of the Motherland

How do you practice self-acceptance the next time your mother admonishes you over a cookie or your body...

22 AUGUST 2025 • By Souseh
“Why Bother?” Dear Souseh, Existential Advice for Third World Problems

“Why Bother?” Dear Souseh, Existential Advice for Third World Problems

What do you do when an old friend continues to disappoint, when it comes to the matter of...

25 JULY 2025 • By Souseh
The Bullet, the Missile and the Woman In-Between

The Bullet, the Missile and the Woman In-Between

A meditation on how war distorts the perception of time, transforming events and emotions into distant memories.

4 JULY 2025 • By Alireza Iranmehr
Afraid for Our Children’s Future, How Do We Talk About War?

Afraid for Our Children’s Future, How Do We Talk About War?

Souseh counsels hope and continued resistance to an anxious mother worried about her kids in dangerous times.

20 JUNE 2025 • By Souseh
Dear Souseh: I Can’t Follow a Loved One Down the Rabbit Hole

Dear Souseh: I Can’t Follow a Loved One Down the Rabbit Hole

Souseh answers a letter from a reader wondering how to handle her younger sister, who is enamored of...

23 MAY 2025 • By Souseh
Algerian-French Author Kamel Daoud on the Defensive

Algerian-French Author Kamel Daoud on the Defensive

Embattled Algerian-French author Kamel Daoud won France’s most prestigious literary prize for a story he is accused of...

16 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
Dear Souseh: Existential Advice for Third World Problems

Dear Souseh: Existential Advice for Third World Problems

An advice column that tackles personal questions inflected by our greater social, cultural, political, and historical contexts.

4 APRIL 2025 • By Souseh
Creating Community with Community Theatre

Creating Community with Community Theatre

A community theatre company working in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine empowers women who often are not professional actors.

21 JUNE 2024 • By Victoria Lupton
They/Them: Identify Yourself Immediately

They/Them: Identify Yourself Immediately

The mechanical obligation to reveal one's origin during French conversation is not only tedious, but downright boring, writes...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Sabah Haider
Four Books to Revolutionize Your Thinking

Four Books to Revolutionize Your Thinking

TMR's managing editor, Rana Asfour, offers four books to challenge the world as we know it.

3 MARCH 2024 • By Rana Asfour
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