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Category: Columns

1 May, 2023 • Malu Halasa

Yogurt, Surveillance and Book Covers

Malu Halasa finds unexpected tastes, pleasures and upsets at the 2023 London Book Fair.

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1 May, 2023 • Laila Halaby

Buck Up, It’s Only Racism at the Office

In which an Arab woman in a diverse work environment finds that going along to get along with a racist colleague is just too much.

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27 March, 2023 • Jenine Abboushi

Sudden Journeys: Paris Arabe

Jenine Abboushi wanders from Paris' chi-chi 16th to the quartiers populaires of Barbès-Rochechouart and the Goutte d'Or.

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20 March, 2023 • Melissa Chemam

Meet Ghoula—Arabic Music Remixed Via Tunisia

In her latest music column for TMR, Melissa Chemam profiles the genre-defying Tunisian electro artist Ghoula.

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13 March, 2023 • Ghida Ismail

The Forced Disappearance of Street Vendors in Beirut

In the midst of Lebanon's economic crisis, UN policy and research specialist Ghida Ismail laments the vanishing of Beirut's street vendors.

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5 March, 2023 • Aomar Boum

The Man at the Heart of Lamhamid, Morocco

Aomar Boum and his daughter travel home to his village in the south of Morocco to visit with his brother Mohammed and their extended family.

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27 February, 2023 • Jennifer Hattam

Letter From Turkey—Solidarity, Grief, Anger and Fear

Jennifer Hattam, a special correspondent in Istanbul, describes how winter and food shortages plague earthquake recovery efforts.

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27 February, 2023 • Mai Al-Nakib

Signs of the Times: Rising Conservatism in Kuwait

Mai Al-Nakib, a writer in the country's capital, interprets the recent rise in conservatism in Kuwait as a symptom of fear.

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20 February, 2023 • Arie Amaya-Akkermans

Letter From Turkey—Antioch is Finished

TMR's senior writer in Turkey, Arie Amaya-Akkermans, travels to one of the worst-hit areas to survey earthquake damage and talk to survivors.

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13 February, 2023 • TMR

TMR Urges Readers to Support Recovery Efforts in Turkey & Syria

The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have left a wake of dead and suffering survivors. We can help.

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13 February, 2023 • TMR

TMR’s Multilingual Lexicon of Love for Valentine’s Day

Expressions of love in Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Turkish and Kurdish, to give Valentine's Day a new meaning.

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13 February, 2023 • Amal Ghandour

The Curious Case of Middle Lebanon

Amal Ghandour, author of "This Arab Life," casts her penetrating gaze on the burdens of Lebanon, including the economic meltdown and political gridlock.

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