Essays

Jesus Was Palestinian, But Bethlehem Suspends Christmas

Jesus Was Palestinian, But Bethlehem Suspends Christmas

Had Jesus been born today he would be considered Palestinian, and his birth would have faced many obstacles...

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Ahmed Twaij
Meditations on Occupation, Architecture, Urbicide

Meditations on Occupation, Architecture, Urbicide

In Gaza, the rubble and ruin must remain in full view not only as evidence of war crimes,...

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter

Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf travels to Saudi Arabia to take in a citywide festival that may have forever changed...

18 DECEMBER 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
The Paranda Network—Afghan Women Writing

The Paranda Network—Afghan Women Writing

Breaking stereotypes that their country is only about war, Afghan women continue to write despite the Taliban, writes...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Lillie Razvi
Why We Stay in Beirut, Despite Its Countless Crises

Why We Stay in Beirut, Despite Its Countless Crises

TMR's editor in chief, Jordan Elgrably, asks four Beirutis why they stay, and how they manage, enduring one...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Days of Oranges—Libya’s Thawra

Days of Oranges—Libya’s Thawra

Yesmine Abida recalls the end of her family's time in Tripoli and the beginning of a life without...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Yesmine Abida
Demolition and Recreation in Benghazi: Interview with Sarri Elfaitouri

Demolition and Recreation in Benghazi: Interview with Sarri Elfaitouri

Sarri Elfaitouri on urbanism, social reforms, and the legacy of colonialism in Libya after the March 2023 demolition...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Naima Morelli
On the Herculean Task of Translating Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish

On the Herculean Task of Translating Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish

Kawa Nemir felt he'd been preparing to undertake the translation of James Joyce's masterpiece his whole life...

28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Kaya Genç
“My Father’s Last Meal”—a Kurdish Tale

“My Father’s Last Meal”—a Kurdish Tale

In the aftermath of his father's death by shrapnel from an Iraqi shell, Dilan Qadir contends with a...

28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Dilan Qadir
Domicide—War on the City

Domicide—War on the City

According to Dr. Ammar Azzouz’s essay on domicide, taken from his new book, carpet bombing of Middle Eastern...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Ammar Azzouz
Atom Bombs and Earthquakes: Changing Arabian Culture Via Architecture

Atom Bombs and Earthquakes: Changing Arabian Culture Via Architecture

T.H. Shalaby maps out and questions architectural planning in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By T.H. Shalaby
Stitching Baluchestan: Embroidery as Topography

Stitching Baluchestan: Embroidery as Topography

Contemporary artist Bibi Manavi's research into the iconic fashion designs of Mehremonir Jahanbani led her to the farthest...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Bibi Manavi
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