Interviews

Conversations on Food and Race with Andy Shallal

Conversations on Food and Race with Andy Shallal

Washington DC's artist-entrepreneur-philanthropist (and one-time mayoral candidate) Andy Shallal dishes on matters of hunger and racism.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
The Fabulous Omid Djalili on Good Times and the World

The Fabulous Omid Djalili on Good Times and the World

British Iranian actor, comedian and podcast host Omid Djalili opens up about comedy, racism and his beauty secrets...

15 DECEMBER 2021 • By Jordan Elgrably
Interview: Maria Armoudian on “Lawyers Without Borders”

Interview: Maria Armoudian on “Lawyers Without Borders”

Mischa Geracoulis interviews political historian Maria Armoudian about her newest book, Lawyers Beyond Borders, Advancing International Human Rights...

25 OCTOBER 2021 • By Alia Mossallam
Omar El Akkad on his second novel “What Strange Paradise”

Omar El Akkad on his second novel “What Strange Paradise”

Rana Asfour, Book Editor at The Markaz Review, and the TMR Bookgroup talk to author Omar El Akkad...

25 OCTOBER 2021 • By
The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

A.J. Naddaff   Between the Parliament and the Royal Pathway in the center of Brussels, not too far...

18 OCTOBER 2021 • By A.J. Naddaff
Interview With Prisoner X, Accused by the Bashar Al-Assad Regime of Terrorism

Interview With Prisoner X, Accused by the Bashar Al-Assad Regime of Terrorism

A Syrian refugee successfully resettled in Brussels shares part of his story.

15 OCTOBER 2021 • By
Malak Mattar — Gaza Artist and Survivor

Malak Mattar — Gaza Artist and Survivor

TMR's editor Jordan Elgrably talks to young Malak Mattar in Gaza, who has survived massive state violence and...

14 JULY 2021 • By Jordan Elgrably
Q & A with Nili Belkind on “Music in Conflict” in Palestine-Israel

Q & A with Nili Belkind on “Music in Conflict” in Palestine-Israel

Musician and Middle East historian Mark LeVine interviews ethnomusicologist Nili Belkind on her new book profiling Palestinian and...

27 JUNE 2021 • By Yara Chaalan
The Murals of Yemen’s Haifa Subay

The Murals of Yemen’s Haifa Subay

Yemen street artist, activist and mother Haifa Subay speaks to Farah Abdessamad about the state of the country...

14 MAY 2021 • By Danielle Haque
The Hidden World of Istanbul’s Rums

The Hidden World of Istanbul’s Rums

Rana Haddad interviews Istanbullu novelist Nektaria Anastasiadou about the little-known Rum community of Istanbul featured in her new...

21 FEBRUARY 2021 • By Rana Haddad
Samar Yazbek’s 19 Syrian Women Who Resisted

Samar Yazbek’s 19 Syrian Women Who Resisted

TMR's Nada Ghosn interviews Syrian author-activist Samar Yazbek in Paris following the publication of 19 Women: Syrian Women...

8 NOVEMBER 2020 • By I. Rida Mahmood
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