Fiction

“Made to Measure”—fiction from Farah Ahamed

“Made to Measure”—fiction from Farah Ahamed

Sarah realizes that gatekeepers come in all shapes and forms — over the radio, at the end of...

6 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Farah Ahamed
“Fragments from a Gaza Nightmare”—fiction from Sama Hassan

“Fragments from a Gaza Nightmare”—fiction from Sama Hassan

A Gaza-based writer captures the intense and harrowing experiences of individuals enduring the brutal realities of genocide.

30 AUGUST 2024 • By Sama Hassan
“Kill the Music”—an excerpt from a new novel by Badar Salem

“Kill the Music”—an excerpt from a new novel by Badar Salem

In this excerpt from Badar Salem's "Deserted as a Crowded Room," Majdal falls in love with a West...

16 AUGUST 2024 • By Badar Salem
“Common Types of Melancholy”—fiction from Shalaw Habiba

“Common Types of Melancholy”—fiction from Shalaw Habiba

The Markaz Review presents a rare piece of prose in English translation from Kurdish writer Shalaw Habiba, translated...

9 AUGUST 2024 • By Shalaw Habiba
Excerpt from The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş

Excerpt from The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş

In her new novel, much like an anthropologist, Ayşegül Savaş explores how people live, love and set down...

26 JULY 2024 • By Aysegul Savas
“An Inherited Offense”—a Levantine story on the island of Leros

“An Inherited Offense”—a Levantine story on the island of Leros

In this short story by Nektaria Anastasiadou, the male and female terebinth trees of a Levantine childhood help...

5 JULY 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
 
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