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.
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Creating Community with Community Theatre
A community theatre company working in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine empowers women who often are not professional actors.
They/Them: Identify Yourself Immediately
The mechanical obligation to reveal one's origin during French conversation is not only tedious, but downright boring, writes Sabah Haider.
Four Books to Revolutionize Your Thinking
TMR's managing editor, Rana Asfour, offers four books to challenge the world as we know it.
Genocide: “That bell can’t be unrung. That thought can’t be unthunk.”
After the ICJ ruling on Israel, it is in its best interests to redefine its cause to one that is just for both Israelis and Palestinians, writes Amal Ghandour.
New Palestinian Poster Art Responds to War and Apartheid
Curator Nadine Aranki presents posters by new and established artists, writers and graphic designers, in the service of social justice for Palestine.
Driving in Palestine Now is More Dangerous Than Ever
A Twitter post by Fadi Quran reveals the reality on the ground these days trying to get around the West Bank.
Illuminated Reading for 2024: Our Anticipated Titles
Four editors at The Markaz Review share some of their most anticipated titles publishing in 2024.
A Student’s Tribute to Refaat Alareer, Gaza’s Beloved Storyteller
Killed in Gaza by the Israeli military, Refaat Alareer's spirit and words continue to live on in his students, writes Yousef M. Al Jamal.
Messages from Gaza Now / 2
Firsthand accounts of the war by Hossam Madhoun, a theatre-maker reporting from the rubble of Gaza.
Messages From Gaza Now
A Gazan theatre artist, constantly endangered by the onslaught of Israeli planes, drones and bombs, writes from the heart of the matter.
The Day My Life Ended, It Began
What could have been the end of life was instead a milestone that led to the writer's greatest epiphany.
Remembering Khaled Khalifa on the 40th Day
For the 40th day from his death, Youssef Rakha considers fellow writer Khaled Khalifa in the context of both Arabic and world literary canons.
Ode to Khartoum—a City Riven by Civil War
Dallia Abdel-Moniem has always loved her native city, but when she returned from abroad 10 years ago, it was with renewed hope for Sudan.
Death is a Traitor: Living the Morocco Earthquake from the US
Moroccan Amazigh scholar Brahim El Guabli learned that his family in Ouarzazate lost their home in the earthquake that hit Friday night.