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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...

30 MAY 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...

17 JULY 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
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...

31 JANUARY 2022 • By Lorraine Ali
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...

22 NOVEMBER 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...

22 NOVEMBER 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...

15 NOVEMBER 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...

18 APRIL 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...

27 DECEMBER 2020 • By Selim Temo
Freekeh, freekeh, freekeh!

Freekeh, freekeh, freekeh!

Bethlehem's epicurean chef, Fadi Kattan, talks about one of his big loves and even lets us in on...

16 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Ella Shohat
Eating in Palestine in the Time of Corona

Eating in Palestine in the Time of Corona

Bethlehem's Franco-Palestinian chef and hotelier, Fadi Kattan, describes the simpler approach to life and cooking during the pandemic.

20 OCTOBER 2020 • By Ella Shohat
Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

N.A. Mansour reviews the tantalizing recipes in Sami Tamimi & Tara Wigley's new cookbook of Palestinian cuisine.

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Sophia Armen
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