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End of an Era: Al Saqi Bookshop in London Closes

End of an Era: Al Saqi Bookshop in London Closes

Malu Halasa surveys the legacy of Al Saqi while also lamenting the end of Banipal Magazine and the...

16 JANUARY 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Sudden Journeys: Morocco Encore

Sudden Journeys: Morocco Encore

Jenine Abboushi in her latest travel essay, returns to Morocco for a long-overdue visit.

9 JANUARY 2023 • By Jenine Abboushi
The Afro-Amazigh World Cup Debate Revisited

The Afro-Amazigh World Cup Debate Revisited

A Black and Amazigh Indigenous scholar from Morocco, Brahim El Guabli sees Amazigh identity as embracing "unity based...

9 JANUARY 2023 • By Brahim El Guabli
Moroccans Triumph at World Cup While Press Freedom Suffers

Moroccans Triumph at World Cup While Press Freedom Suffers

Samia Errazzouki recounts personal experience as a Moroccan American journalist working in Morocco.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Samia Errazzouki
Everyone has a Stake in Morocco’s Football Team

Everyone has a Stake in Morocco’s Football Team

The Moroccan team's World Cup wins have galvanized their Arab and African fans and inspired millions around the...

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Brahim El Guabli
Siri Hustvedt & Ahdaf Souief Write Letters to Imprisoned Writer Narges Mohammadi

Siri Hustvedt & Ahdaf Souief Write Letters to Imprisoned Writer Narges Mohammadi

Author and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi must be released by Iranian authorities immediately.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By
Music for Tomorrow: Iranians Yearn for Freedom

Music for Tomorrow: Iranians Yearn for Freedom

Nazanin Malekan vibes with the women's revolution in Iran via her love for music and poetry, both Persian...

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Nazanin Malekan
Sudden Journeys: Israel’s Intimate Separations—Part 3

Sudden Journeys: Israel’s Intimate Separations—Part 3

In the final installment of her three-part travel series on Israel/Palestine, Jenine Abboushi tours Hebron, Nablus and Jenin.

5 DECEMBER 2022 • By Jenine Abboushi
Letter From Tehran: From Hair to Hugs, Times Are Changing

Letter From Tehran: From Hair to Hugs, Times Are Changing

One of Iran's contemporary writers shares his thoughts with a friend in the west about the direction the...

28 NOVEMBER 2022 • By
The Game of Self—How I Wrote The Buddha of Suburbia

The Game of Self—How I Wrote The Buddha of Suburbia

Hanif Kureishi reminisces on how he came to write his first novel, a coming-of-age saga set in 1970s...

15 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Fadi Zaghmout
Free Alaa Now

Free Alaa Now

The Markaz Review joins 15 Nobel Prize for Literature laureates and millions around the world in calling for...

7 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Sudden Journeys: Israel’s Intimate Separations—Part 2

Sudden Journeys: Israel’s Intimate Separations—Part 2

In this, the second of a three-part travel series on Israel/Palestine, Jenine Abboushi continues her dystopic journey.

31 OCTOBER 2022 • By Jenine Abboushi
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