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Voyage of Lost Keys, an Armenian art installation

Voyage of Lost Keys, an Armenian art installation

Aimée Papazian Art and text by Aimée Papazian; photos by Stephen Ironside   “Voyage of Lost Keys,” a...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By Aimée Papazian
20 Years Ago This Month, 9/11 at Souk Ukaz

20 Years Ago This Month, 9/11 at Souk Ukaz

Hadani Ditmars The commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 unfolds in televisual real time and yet with...

15 SEPTEMBER 2021 • By Mohja Kahf
Migration and Mentorship: the Case of Abdelaziz Mouride

Migration and Mentorship: the Case of Abdelaziz Mouride

Aomar Boum, guest editor of TMR’s COMIX issue, heralds the work of master cartoonist Abdelaziz Mouride in mentoring...

15 AUGUST 2021 • By Jenny White
Rebellion Resurrected: The Will of Youth Against History

Rebellion Resurrected: The Will of Youth Against History

The Lebanese cartoonist and BD historian George “Jad” Khoury gives an in-depth overview of contemporary comix across the...

15 AUGUST 2021 • By George Jad Khoury
Beginnings, the Life & Times of “Slim” aka Menouar Merabtene

Beginnings, the Life & Times of “Slim” aka Menouar Merabtene

Algeria’s leading cartoonist reminisces on his start in bandes dessinées in Algeria, Poland and France.

15 AUGUST 2021 • By Sherine Hamdy
Women Comic Artists, from Afghanistan to Morocco

Women Comic Artists, from Afghanistan to Morocco

Anthropologist and comix author Sherine Hamdy provides a brief overview of new and recent Arab & Middle Eastern...

15 AUGUST 2021 • By Sherine Hamdy
Puigaudeau & Sénones: a Graphic Novel on Mauritania Circa 1933

Puigaudeau & Sénones: a Graphic Novel on Mauritania Circa 1933

Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik describes the journey of the queer French couple across Mauritania that will be the basis for...

15 AUGUST 2021 • By Amber Sackett
An Anthropologist Tells of 1970s Upheaval in “Turkish Kaleidoscope”

An Anthropologist Tells of 1970s Upheaval in “Turkish Kaleidoscope”

Novelist and university professor Jenny White creates a graphic novel on 1970s Turkey with illustrator Ergün Gündüz.

15 AUGUST 2021 • By Jenny White
Libya’s Exiled Satirist, Hasan “Alsatoor” Dhaimish

Libya’s Exiled Satirist, Hasan “Alsatoor” Dhaimish

During the long Gaddafi years, Libya produced many exiles, among them the satirical cartoonist and illustrator Hasan “Alsatoor”...

15 AUGUST 2021 • By
French Colonialism in Algeria and Ferrandez’s “Carnets d’Orient”

French Colonialism in Algeria and Ferrandez’s “Carnets d’Orient”

Amber Sackett analyzes the popular French cartoonist Jacques Ferrandez’s series depicting colonial Algeria under the French.

15 AUGUST 2021 • By Jessica Proett
The Excellent Journey of Algerian Cartoonist Nadjib Berber

The Excellent Journey of Algerian Cartoonist Nadjib Berber

For 20 years, Algeria was the preeminent country of comics in the Maghreb and Middle East. Nadjib Berber...

15 AUGUST 2021 • By Maryam Zar
When War is Just Another Name for Murder

When War is Just Another Name for Murder

Political scientist and historian Norman G. Finkelstein discusses the early history of Israel's blockade of Gaza, laying bare...

15 JULY 2021 • By Mosab Abu Toha
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