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Letters From Tehran: Braving Tehran’s Roundabout, Maidan Valiasr

Letters From Tehran: Braving Tehran’s Roundabout, Maidan Valiasr

A journalist in Tehran walks defiantly without covering her hair through one of the city's busiest thoroughfares.

30 JANUARY 2023 • By TMR
Letters From Tehran: The Girl of Revolution Avenue

Letters From Tehran: The Girl of Revolution Avenue

In our Letters From Tehran series, Iranians write intimately about daily life in the city following last fall's...

30 JANUARY 2023 • By TMR
Editor’s Picks: Magical Realism in Iranian Lit

Editor’s Picks: Magical Realism in Iranian Lit

Rana Asfour has selected four contemporary novels of Iranian literature for this special issue on Iran in TMR...

30 JANUARY 2023 • By Rana Asfour
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
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