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Buck Up, It’s Only Racism at the Office

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...

1 MAY 2023 • By Laila Halaby
Sudden Journeys: Paris Arabe

Sudden Journeys: Paris Arabe

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

27 MARCH 2023 • By Jenine Abboushi
Meet Ghoula—Arabic Music Remixed Via Tunisia

Meet Ghoula—Arabic Music Remixed Via Tunisia

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

20 MARCH 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
The Forced Disappearance of Street Vendors in Beirut

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...

13 MARCH 2023 • By Ghida Ismail
The Man at the Heart of Lamhamid, Morocco

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...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Aomar Boum
Letter From Turkey—Solidarity, Grief, Anger and Fear

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.

27 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Jennifer Hattam
Signs of the Times: Rising Conservatism in Kuwait

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...

27 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Mai Al-Nakib
Letter From Turkey—Antioch is Finished

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...

20 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
TMR Urges Readers to Support Recovery Efforts in Turkey & Syria

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...

13 FEBRUARY 2023 • By TMR
TMR’s Multilingual Lexicon of Love for Valentine’s Day

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.

13 FEBRUARY 2023 • By TMR
The Curious Case of Middle Lebanon

The Curious Case of Middle Lebanon

Amal Ghandour, author of "This Arab Life," casts her penetrating gaze on the burdens of Lebanon, including the...

13 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Amal Ghandour
Sudden Journeys: Deluge at Wadi Feynan

Sudden Journeys: Deluge at Wadi Feynan

In her Sudden Journeys column for February, Jenine Abboushi unfurls the Jordanian desert and mountains in the Wadi...

6 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Jenine Abboushi
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