Essays

They and I, in Budapest

They and I, in Budapest

An Egyptian student in Budapest wakes up each morning to embody a new character, conquer language barriers and...

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Nadine Yasser
A Day in the Life of a Saturday Market Trawler in Cairo

A Day in the Life of a Saturday Market Trawler in Cairo

Karoline Kamel captures the enchantment of Egypt's flea markets where a nostalgic encounter with a Barbie doll fulfilled...

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Karoline Kamel
A Day in the Life of a Niqabi Mother in New York

A Day in the Life of a Niqabi Mother in New York

Noshin Bokth immerses herself in anti-colonial and post-colonial literature as she spends the day with her daughter at...

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Noshin Bokth
Bound Together: My Longings for Ishmael

Bound Together: My Longings for Ishmael

Albert Swissa reminds us that Isaac had a brother who was expelled and erased, with his mother Hagar,...

14 AUGUST 2023 • By Albert Swissa
Translation and Indigeneity—Amazigh Culture from Treason to Revitalization

Translation and Indigeneity—Amazigh Culture from Treason to Revitalization

Brahim El-Guabli identifies how Amazigh activists have engaged with translation to revitalize their threatened language and culture.

14 AUGUST 2023 • By Brahim El Guabli
Books That Will Chase me in the Afterlife

Books That Will Chase me in the Afterlife

Novelist and TMR's Arabic Editor Mohammad Rabie peruses his bookshelf and comes up with a tantalizing book list...

14 AUGUST 2023 • By Mohammad Rabie
“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

Aliyeh Ataei's new story centers on a young woman exploring herself as a writer while choosing life in...

2 JULY 2023 • By Aliyeh Ataei
Being Without Belonging: A Jewish Wedding in Abu Dhabi

Being Without Belonging: A Jewish Wedding in Abu Dhabi

Deborah Kapchan's introspection on belonging and faith on attending the first officially recognized Jewish wedding in the United...

2 JULY 2023 • By Deborah Kapchan
Zahhāk: An Etiology of Evil

Zahhāk: An Etiology of Evil

Omid Arabian recounts the legend of the serpent king from Ferdowsi's epic "Shāhnameh," exploring human psychology and the...

2 JULY 2023 • By Omid Arabian
Rebels of the Alpujarras: a House in Granada

Rebels of the Alpujarras: a House in Granada

Nestled in the old Arab quarter of Granada lies a house with an exceptional Morisco history, the Carmen...

2 JULY 2023 • By Doreen Metzner
The Ghost of Gezi Park—Turkey 10 Years On

The Ghost of Gezi Park—Turkey 10 Years On

An art critic comments on the 10th anniversary of the Gezi Park protests with an overview of a...

19 JUNE 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Newly Re-Opened, Beirut’s Sursock Museum is a Survivor

Newly Re-Opened, Beirut’s Sursock Museum is a Survivor

Arie Amaya-Akkermans recounts the history of Beirut's museum, with its multiple destructions and resurrections.

12 JUNE 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
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