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Algerian-French Author Kamel Daoud on the Defensive

Algerian-French Author Kamel Daoud on the Defensive

Embattled Algerian-French author Kamel Daoud won France’s most prestigious literary prize for a story he is accused of...

16 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
Ahlat Reimagined—Birthplace of Turkish Rule in Anatolia

Ahlat Reimagined—Birthplace of Turkish Rule in Anatolia

The Turkish government has reintegrated Ahlat into the national narrative, but its history is more complex than acknowledged.

29 NOVEMBER 2024 • By William Gourlay
مساعدة الفرارجي: قصة حقيقية تدور أحداثها في الإسكندرية

مساعدة الفرارجي: قصة حقيقية تدور أحداثها في الإسكندرية

أثناء العمل في محل فرارجي في منطقة كوم الدكة بالاسكندرية، تكسب طالبة أجنبية تجيد اللغة العربية صداقات، وتكسر...

25 NOVEMBER 2024 • By بيل باركر
Inside Hamas: From Resistance to Regime

Inside Hamas: From Resistance to Regime

An exclusive excerpt from the 2023 title "Hamas: From Resistance to Regime" by Paola Caridi, translated by Andrea...

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Paola Caridi
October 7 and the First Days of the War

October 7 and the First Days of the War

Post Oct. 7, Robin Yassin-Kassab assesses the West’s falsehoods and the challenges facing the Palestinians, the Israelis and...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Robin Yassin-Kassab
“Kill Yusuf”—a short story by Hisham Al-Najjar

“Kill Yusuf”—a short story by Hisham Al-Najjar

In a modern interpretation of Eros and Thanatos, "Kill Yusuf" reveals how thwarted love can lead to unexpected...

21 AUGUST 2023 • By Hisham Al-Najjar
Musings on a Major Exhibition: Women Defining Women at LACMA

Musings on a Major Exhibition: Women Defining Women at LACMA

Philip Grant took a look at a vast Los Angeles art exhibition that presents 75 independent Arab and...

26 JUNE 2023 • By Philip Grant
Fiction: An Excerpt from Fadi Zaghmout’s Hope On Earth

Fiction: An Excerpt from Fadi Zaghmout’s Hope On Earth

In a dystopian world, thanks to AI, people no longer die because they can be upgraded to better...

4 JUNE 2023 • By Fadi Zaghmout
Garden of Africa: Interview with Rachid Koraïchi

Garden of Africa: Interview with Rachid Koraïchi

Rose Issa talks to the Algerian artist about his Garden of Africa and other garden projects that honor...

4 JUNE 2023 • By Rose Issa
The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan

The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan

Yasmine Motawy interviews the critically-acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short story writer, Leila Aboulela.

29 MAY 2023 • By Yasmine Motawy
From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting...

29 MAY 2023 • By Chas Freeman, Jr.
A Debut Novel, Between Two Moons, is set in “Arabland” Brooklyn

A Debut Novel, Between Two Moons, is set in “Arabland” Brooklyn

Novelist R.P. Finch reviews the debut novel of Aisha Abdel Gawad, set in the "Arabland" of Bay Ridge,...

15 MAY 2023 • By R.P. Finch
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