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June World Picks from the Editors

June World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures, new books...TMR World Picks run the gamut...

MAY 30, 2025 • By TMR
Musical Artists at Work: Naïssam Jalal, Fazil Say & Azu Tiwaline

Musical Artists at Work: Naïssam Jalal, Fazil Say & Azu Tiwaline

Sarah Naili interviews musical artists who meld eastern and western instruments, and forms, to create their unique sounds...

JULY 17, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)

Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)

Our top picks on what to read from Qatar.

APRIL 2, 2023 • By Rana Asfour
Hananah Zaheer’s “Lovebirds”? Don’t Be Fooled by the Title

Hananah Zaheer’s “Lovebirds”? Don’t Be Fooled by the Title

Mehnaz Afridi reviews the new book of short stories by a Pakistani American writer determined to disrupt her...

JANUARY 31, 2022 • By Lorraine Ali
From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

Rana Asfour reviews a new memoir about the legendary Dajani family, charged by a Turkish sultan with watching...

NOVEMBER 29, 2021 • By TMR
Electronic Music in Riyadh?

Electronic Music in Riyadh?

Music journalist Melissa Chemam turns in the first column as part of a new monthly series in which...

NOVEMBER 22, 2021 • By Melissa Chemam
Hayy Jameel — Jeddah’s Sparkling New Center for the Arts

Hayy Jameel — Jeddah’s Sparkling New Center for the Arts

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is home to a major new arts and cultural center, opening to the public on...

NOVEMBER 22, 2021 • By
FIRE: An Abbreviated Reading List

FIRE: An Abbreviated Reading List

Here are a few staff picks in a very short list that could benefit from having us add...

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 • By
Covid and Zaatar

Covid and Zaatar

When you're a chef, losing your sense of smell and taste threatens your entire way of life. Chef...

APRIL 18, 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Calligraphies of the Desert

Calligraphies of the Desert

Maece Seirafi suggests, Calligraphies of the Desert "reveals an indigenous comfort with the desert as reflected in Arab...

DECEMBER 27, 2020 • By Selim Temo
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