Memoir

Mama’s Kitchen

Mama’s Kitchen

A writer looks back on formative memories of her mother and grandmother in the kitchen and wonders about...

6 JUNE 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
Imagining Ghanem—My Return to Lebanon

Imagining Ghanem—My Return to Lebanon

The writer explores Lebanon's archives for traces of her family who left 150 years ago, contemplating our responsibilities...

6 JUNE 2025 • By Amelia Izmanki
TMR’s Top 10 Must-Read Memoirs in 2025

TMR’s Top 10 Must-Read Memoirs in 2025

A curated selection of memoirs for 2025 featuring captivating stories that provide deep insight into the human experience.

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Rana Asfour
The Closed Door—Return to Syria

The Closed Door—Return to Syria

After 13 years away, writer Odai Al Zoubi returns to Syria following the Assad regime's collapse, aiming to...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Odai Al Zoubi
Memories of Palestine through Contemporary Media

Memories of Palestine through Contemporary Media

Malu Halasa reviews a psycho-social-virtual memoir of Palestine of both emotional and geographic proportions.

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Malu Halasa
Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur has dedicated his life to stories, even wearing a pair of story glasses. “I see everything...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Jiyar Homer
Flight Plans: From Gaza to Singapore

Flight Plans: From Gaza to Singapore

Palestinian civil aviation is not only a symbol of freedom, but is deeply connected to their quest for...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Chin-chin Yap
Chronicles of a Boy Manqué

Chronicles of a Boy Manqué

Growing up a "Boy Hassan" in Latakia, Rana Haddad refused to wear a dress and act like a...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Rana Haddad
“Culinary Palestine”—Fadi Kattan in an excerpt from Sumud

“Culinary Palestine”—Fadi Kattan in an excerpt from Sumud

Celebrity Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan presents stories and recipes from his long experience cooking in Bethlehem and beyond.

31 JANUARY 2025 • By Fadi Kattan
A Fragile Ceasefire as Lebanon Survives, Traumatized

A Fragile Ceasefire as Lebanon Survives, Traumatized

Lebanon may have survived yet another Israeli onslaught but the people emerge scathed and timorous, as if from...

29 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Tarek Abi Samra
Beirut War Diary: 8 Days in October

Beirut War Diary: 8 Days in October

Rima Rantisi depicts the uncertainty and anxiety of Israel's assault on Lebanon, illustrating its impact on daily life.

22 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Rima Rantisi
“The Man Who Loves Ducks” from Freedom, Only Freedom

“The Man Who Loves Ducks” from Freedom, Only Freedom

An inmate in Manus prison who suffers the inhospitable conditions with the rest of the inmates finds solace...

1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Omid Tofighian
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