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The Ongoing Nakba—Rasha Al-Jundi’s Embroidery Series

The Ongoing Nakba—Rasha Al-Jundi’s Embroidery Series

Exile retold through embroidered Palestinian stories, by documentary photographer and visual storyteller Rasha Al Jundi.

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Rasha Al Jundi
Vera Tamari’s Lifetime of Palestinian Art

Vera Tamari’s Lifetime of Palestinian Art

Taline Voskeritchian extolls a Palestinian's lifetime commitment to art as a powerful testament to human resilience.

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Taline Voskeritchian
In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

Robin Yassin-Kassab pays tribute to late Syrian writer and humanist Khaled Khalifa, who died at the age of...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Robin Yassin-Kassab
Forging Peace for Artsakh—The Debacle of Nagorno Karabagh

Forging Peace for Artsakh—The Debacle of Nagorno Karabagh

The latest breach of a cease fire agreement in Azerbaijan left Armenians in Artsakh with nothing to rely...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Seta Kabranian-Melkonian
Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Academic and novelist Layla AlAmmar interrogates her life's creative and scholarly achievements against the teachings of Edward Said.

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Layla AlAmmar
The Vanishing of the Public Intellectual

The Vanishing of the Public Intellectual

Public intellectuals no longer exist, argues Moustafa Bayoumi; they have been usurped by "influencers."

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Moustafa Bayoumi
Editors’ Picks: Public Intellectuals

Editors’ Picks: Public Intellectuals

The editors of The Markaz Review made the difficult choice of selecting just two of their go-to public...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By TMR
The Contemporary Literary Scene in Iran

The Contemporary Literary Scene in Iran

Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Salar Abdoh
In and Between Languages: Writing on the Fault Line

In and Between Languages: Writing on the Fault Line

Nektaria Anastasiadou writes about her decision to pen her works using the historically fractured language of the Istanbul...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
The Task of the Public Intellectual? Translation

The Task of the Public Intellectual? Translation

Deborah Kapchan calls for public intellectuals who can speak in many registers amidst the rise of attacks on...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Deborah Kapchan
Why Fawwaz Traboulsi?

Why Fawwaz Traboulsi?

Twenty years ago, argues Amal Ghandour, it would have been Edward Said. It’s Traboulsi, his best translator, in...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Amal Ghandour
Fairouz: The Peacemaker and Champion of Palestine

Fairouz: The Peacemaker and Champion of Palestine

In her new book, Dima Issa argues that the influence of Lebanese vocal artist Fairouz on the Arab...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Dima Issa
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