Memoir

“The Ballad of Lulu and Amina”—from Jerusalem to Gaza

“The Ballad of Lulu and Amina”—from Jerusalem to Gaza

Can Izzeldin Bukhari bring the cat his sister loves to her wedding in Gaza? Only the IDF and...

1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Izzeldin Bukhari
Remembering Elias Khoury, 1948-2024

Remembering Elias Khoury, 1948-2024

A few words from the editors on the passing of Elias Khoury, on September 15, 2024.

15 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By TMR
Top 10 Books to Read this Fall

Top 10 Books to Read this Fall

Editors recommend their top ten titles to read this season, from novels set in Egypt, Zanzibar, Oman and...

13 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Rana Asfour
Ripped from Memoirs of a Lebanese Policeman

Ripped from Memoirs of a Lebanese Policeman

True reflections of a former officer of the law in Lebanon from his hit memoir, translated by Lina...

5 JULY 2024 • By Fawzi Zabyan
The Light at the End of the Tunnel

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

A moving testimony to life, death, and the human condition by an Egyptian journalist who was blessed, and...

2 JULY 2023 • By Mohamed Aboelgheit
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
Farewell to a Football Love Affair in Iran

Farewell to a Football Love Affair in Iran

Sara Mokhavat's first passion was for football and the Persepolis team, but being female in Iran put the...

15 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Sara Mokhavat
“Gluttony” from Abbas Beydoun’s “Frankenstein’s Mirrors”

“Gluttony” from Abbas Beydoun’s “Frankenstein’s Mirrors”

Lebanese poet-novelist Abbas Baydoun reflects in an autobiographical mode on the melancholy of language and existence, while contemplating...

15 MARCH 2022 • By Abbas Baydoun
“Guns and Figs” from Heba Hayek’s new Gaza book

“Guns and Figs” from Heba Hayek’s new Gaza book

TMR presents an exclusive excerpt from the new book Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies, Heba Hayek’s vignettes of a...

1 AUGUST 2021 • By Aomar Boum
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