Libyan Stories from the novel “Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table”
The Markaz Review presents Libya's Mohammed al-Naas in these exclusive excerpts translated by Rana Asfour.
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Women and Literary Madness
Shahd Alshammari, a scholar of illness and disability, has written an extended study of literary madness.
Joumana Haddad: “Victim #232”
A preview of the new Arabic novel from the author of "I Killed Scheherazade" and "Superman is an Arab."
Steve Sabella: Excerpts from “The Parachute Paradox”
In these stories from his impassioned memoir, Steve Sabella works to decolonize the mind and liberate his identity.
Bakhtiyar Ali: “The Prisoner and the Plague”
From one of the most prominent contemporary authors and poets from Iraqi Kurdistan comes an unforgettable tale of oppression, and freedom.
Hawra Al-Nadawi: “Tuesday and the Green Movement”
Translator Alice Guthrie shares a preview of Al-Nadawi's exquisite 2017 novel "Qismet," a Kurdish story set in Iraq and Iran.
“Intellectuals”—fiction from Hisham Bustani
From the fabulous — some would say surreal — Jordanian storyteller who gave us "The Monotonous Chaos of Existence."
Palestinian and Israeli: Excerpt from “Haifa Fragments”
khulud khamis [sic], a Slovak-Palestinian writer living in Haifa, shares an excerpt from her novel in which Maisoon and Christina go on a journey.
Arguments Toward a Universal Palestinian Identity
Palestinian Israeli Maurice Ebileeni looks at the Palestinian experience within and beyond the homeland.
The Law and Politics of Food Sovereignty
Cultural anthropologist Matthew Canfield explains the socio-legal basics of food sovereignty and sustainable farming.
Chewing Viagra Gum, the Audio Version!
Malu Halasa performs Mai Ghoussoub's groundbreaking essay, "Chewing Viagra Gum."
Fadi Zaghmout’s banned-in-Jordan “Laila”: a TMR Valentine
In this excerpt of the banned Jordanian novel "Laila," introduced by Rana Asfour and translated by Hajer Almosleh, readers get a sense of Fadi Zaghmout's prose and purpose.
The Displaced, the Unwanted, by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel "The Sympathizer," remembers where he came from and how he began his writer's journey.
Prison Letters From a Free Spirit on Slow Death Row
With his letters from maximum security on death row, Tiyo Attallah Salah-El reveals what the prison experience is really like.
Guantánamo—The World’s Most Infamous Prison
An excerpt from Sarah Mirk's graphic novel describes life in the infamous US prison in Cuba.