Tunisia’s Crisis Amidst Denial of Anti-Black Racism in the Maghreb
Our woman in Tunis, Sarah Ben Hamadi, is alarmed at the surging anti-African racism plaguing Tunisia, endemic to North Africa.
TMR 3 – Racism & Identity
Changing Colors — Reflections on The Last White Man
Jordan Elgrably reads a book about white fear and racism and finds that colorism isn't our only problem.
The Postcard Women’s Imaginarium: Decolonizing the Western Gaze
Salma Ahmad Caller reflects on curating a unique museum-quality exhibition of postcards and objects orientalizing women
“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation
A writer born into both Arabic and Hebrew linguistic traditions finds herself writing in English but longing for Arabic.
Palestinian Filmmaker, Israeli Passport
Jordan Elgrably talks to Palestinian filmmakers with Israeli citizenship to learn about identity and belonging.
Systemic Racism in Tunisia Hasn’t Gone Away
Arab/Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa have largely failed to fight racism and discrimination against black people. To go deeper into the DNA of Arab/Muslim racism, TMR asked Khawla Ksiksi to give an in-depth overview of the situation in Tunisia.
Ayad Akhtar on Capitalism, Literature & the U.S. Decline
A candid conversation with the Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright of "Disgraced" and author of the novel "Homeland Elegies."
Why is Arabic Provoking such Controversy in France?
Melissa Chemam takes us inside the French controversy over Arabic and radical Islam.
Isabel Wilkerson on Race and Caste in the 21st Century
"It's impossible not to think about race in relation to the United States these days," writes Paris correspondent Monique El-Faizy in this review of Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste."
The Road to Jerusalem, Then and Now
Palestinian attorney and a founder of the human rights organization Al-Haq, Raja Shehadeh takes us on a journey of memory and history, from Ramallah to Jerusalem.
Find the Others: on Becoming an Arab Writer in English
In which Rewa Zeinati, the founding editor of Sukoon, lyrically describes her journey of self-discovery and fights for her identity as an Arab writing in English.
Are Iranians—Restricted by the Trump Era Muslim-Country Ban—White?
Rebecca Allamey reviews "The Limits of Whiteness" by sociologist Neda Maghbouleh, who argues that a white American immigrant group has the transformative power to become brown.
An American in Istanbul Between Muslim and Christian Worlds
Anne-Marie O'Connor reviews the debut novel by Nektaria Anastasiadou, set in Istanbul's venerable Rum community.
Is White Feminism the De Facto Weapon of White Supremacy?
Rana Asfour reviews White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad—"an explosive book of history and cultural criticism" that argues "white feminism has been a weapon of white supremacy and patriarchy deployed against black and indigenous women, and women of color."
I am the Hyphen
In a search for meaning and self-adventure, writer Sarah Mills meanders through her multiple identities.