TMR 3 • Racism & Identity

Tunisia’s Crisis Amidst Denial of Anti-Black Racism in the Maghreb

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...

MAY 8, 2023 • By Sarah Ben Hamadi
Changing Colors — Reflections on The Last White Man

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.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
The Postcard Women’s Imaginarium: Decolonizing the Western Gaze

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

OCTOBER 15, 2022 • By Salma Ahmad Caller
“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation

“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...

JULY 11, 2022 • By Ayelet Tsabari
Palestinian Filmmaker, Israeli Passport

Palestinian Filmmaker, Israeli Passport

Jordan Elgrably talks to Palestinian filmmakers with Israeli citizenship to learn about identity and belonging.

MAY 15, 2022 • By
Ayad Akhtar on Capitalism, Literature & the U.S. Decline

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."

NOVEMBER 15, 2020 • By TMR
Why is Arabic Provoking such Controversy in France?

Why is Arabic Provoking such Controversy in France?

Melissa Chemam takes us inside the French controversy over Arabic and radical Islam.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020 • By Melissa Chemam
Isabel Wilkerson on Race and Caste in the 21st Century

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...

NOVEMBER 15, 2020 • By Monique El-Faizy
The Road to Jerusalem, Then and Now

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...

NOVEMBER 15, 2020 • By Raja Shehadeh
Find the Others: on Becoming an Arab Writer in English

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...

NOVEMBER 15, 2020 • By Malu Halasa
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