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Three Nights in Free Syria

Three Nights in Free Syria

Filmmaker Yasmin Fedda and arts activist Daniel Gorman share their reflections of a three-day visit to Syria early...

24 JANUARY 2025 • By Yasmin Fedda
10 Recommended Stories in The Markaz Review 2024

10 Recommended Stories in The Markaz Review 2024

TMR's five main editors have selected two of our favorite stories of the year for your reading pleasure....

28 DECEMBER 2024 • By TMR
Criticizing a Militaristic Israel is not Inherently Antisemitic

Criticizing a Militaristic Israel is not Inherently Antisemitic

The conflation of antisemitism with political criticism of Israel not only stifles free speech; it makes Jews less...

20 DECEMBER 2024 • By Stephen Rohde
Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

A son of Hama — a former prisoner and now a TV correspondent — takes his first steps...

13 DECEMBER 2024 • By Zaher Omareen
Kareem’s Story, Excerpt from The Home I Worked to Make

Kareem’s Story, Excerpt from The Home I Worked to Make

A Syrian medical student from Damascus, forced into exile, shares his story with political scientist Wendy Pearlman — anonymously.

13 DECEMBER 2024 • By Wendy Pearlman
Salacious Criminality—Trenchcoat Detectives, Rogues & Smoking Guns

Salacious Criminality—Trenchcoat Detectives, Rogues & Smoking Guns

The Arabic crime novel can't compete with more popular genres including satire, horror, or historical fiction, but that...

6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Marcia Lynx Qualey
A Fragile Ceasefire as Lebanon Survives, Traumatized

A Fragile Ceasefire as Lebanon Survives, Traumatized

Lebanon may have survived yet another Israeli onslaught but the people emerge scathed and timorous, as if from...

29 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Tarek Abi Samra
Beirut War Diary: 8 Days in October

Beirut War Diary: 8 Days in October

Rima Rantisi depicts the uncertainty and anxiety of Israel's assault on Lebanon, illustrating its impact on daily life.

22 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Rima Rantisi
In Lebanon, Art is a Matter of Survival

In Lebanon, Art is a Matter of Survival

Cultural arts venues have reopened, but Lebanon still faces canceled international events due to the ongoing war and...

22 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Nada Ghosn
Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme: Palestinian artists at Copenhagen’s Glyptotek

Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme: Palestinian artists at Copenhagen’s Glyptotek

Palestinian artist duo Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme fight anti-Arab propaganda by making challenging art.

22 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Liberation Cosplay: on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Liberation Cosplay: on the Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Events like the Day of the Imprisoned Writer risk becoming mere spectacles until they challenge the status quo.

15 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
A Jewish Meditation on the Palestinian Genocide

A Jewish Meditation on the Palestinian Genocide

A Jewish American has been afraid to express her reservations and criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, but...

15 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Sheryl Ono
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