May World Picks from the Editors
Film and writers’ festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures, new books, art residencies, and writing workshops.
Photography
Mostafa Nodeh: Featured Artist Interview
Shooting in black and white with a minimalist approach, Iranian photographer Mostafa Nodeh transcends boundaries of identity and time.
January 2025 World Picks from the Editors
Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
December World Picks from the Editors
Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
What Is Home?—Gazans Redefine Place Amid Displacement
Continuously displaced Palestinians redefine "home" in Osama Kahlout’s surprising photographs from the war on Gaza.
The Ongoing Nakba—Rasha Al-Jundi’s Embroidery Series
Exile retold through embroidered Palestinian stories, by documentary photographer and visual storyteller Rasha Al Jundi.
Iran on the Move—Photos by Peyman Hooshmandzadeh
Emerging from Covid, a prominent Iranian photographer documents the working-class as the country reels under sanctions.
When a Country is not a Country—the Chimera of Borders
Writer-photographer Ara Oshagan mediates on the borders between North and South Korea and the blockaded enclave of Artsakh.
Daʼūb: The Tireless Workers of Doha (Photo Essays)
Photographers Zeest Marrium and Mohamed Badarne each captured the lives of Doha construction workers.
Hamad Al Khulaifi: Qatar’s Wildlife Photographer
Bird photographer Hamad Al Khualifi devoted years to documenting the wildlife of Qatar, once reportedly spending two years in the wild to document a Pharaoh Eagle-Owl.
Nabeul, Mon Amour
Yesmine Abida, a Tunisian in the diaspora, returns home to document the last vestiges of Nabeul's once-thriving Jewish community.
Home Under Siege: a Palestine Photo Essay
Anam Raheem spent five years working in Gaza and the West Bank, and felt herself at home among the Palestinians who befriended her.