Interviews

The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène  

The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène  

Melissa Chemam interviews the French-Algerian novelist Faïza Guène on the publication of her novel "Discretion" in English translation.

22 MAY 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
The Artist at Work—a Conversation with Souad Massi

The Artist at Work—a Conversation with Souad Massi

Jordan Elgrably interviews the Algerian-French iconoclast about her first album after Covid and about why she's devoted her...

1 MAY 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Seven Winters in Tehran and the Execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari

Seven Winters in Tehran and the Execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari

Malu Halasa talks to the director of a new documentary exposing the cruelty of Iran's Islamic regime.

10 APRIL 2023 • By Malu Halasa
A Conversation with Tunisian novelist Yamen Manaï

A Conversation with Tunisian novelist Yamen Manaï

Our correspondent in Tunis, Sarah Ben Hamadi, interviews Yamen Menaï, one of Tunisia's best-selling young novelists.

27 MARCH 2023 • By Sarah Ben Hamadi
Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut

Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut

Karim Goury talks to the director of the new feature film on war, love and borders, Tel Aviv-Beirut.

20 MARCH 2023 • By Karim Goury
Iraqi Diaspora Playwrights Hassan Abdulrazzak & Jasmine Naziha Jones: Use Your Anger as Fuel

Iraqi Diaspora Playwrights Hassan Abdulrazzak & Jasmine Naziha Jones: Use Your Anger as Fuel

Sparks fly when two UK-based Iraqi diaspora playwrights discuss how the art of theatre addresses Iraqi pain with...

5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak
Hardi Kurda: Archiving the Sounds of Northern Iraq

Hardi Kurda: Archiving the Sounds of Northern Iraq

Melissa Chemam profiles Iraqi Kurdish musician-composer Hardi Kurda and his projects Space 21 and Archive Khanah: Sounds from...

5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
Zahra Ali, Pioneer of Feminist Studies on Iraq

Zahra Ali, Pioneer of Feminist Studies on Iraq

Nada Ghosn talks to sociologist Zahra Ali, author of "Women and Gender in Iraq: Between Nation-Building and Fragmentation."

5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
On Lebanon and Lamia Joreige’s “Uncertain Times”

On Lebanon and Lamia Joreige’s “Uncertain Times”

Arie Amaya-Akkermans reflects on Lamia Joreige's "Uncertain Times," which represents the Lebanese wars and their aftermath.

23 JANUARY 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
An Interview with with Graphic Memoirist Malaka Gharib

An Interview with with Graphic Memoirist Malaka Gharib

Rusha Rafeek interviews graphic memoirist Malaka Gharib about her Arab American coming of age story.

15 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Necati Sönmez
Abu Dhabi Shows Noura Ali-Ramahi’s “Allow Me Not to Explain”

Abu Dhabi Shows Noura Ali-Ramahi’s “Allow Me Not to Explain”

Rana Asfour talks to an Emirati about her ideas and development as an artist.

7 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Rana Asfour
Interview with Ahed Tamimi, an Icon of the Palestinian Resistance

Interview with Ahed Tamimi, an Icon of the Palestinian Resistance

Nora Lester Murad talks to Palestinian co-authors Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri about "They Called Me a Lioness."

15 OCTOBER 2022 • By Youssef Rakha
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