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L.A. Story: Poems from Laila Halaby

L.A. Story: Poems from Laila Halaby

Poet and novelist Laila Halaby writes her Los Angeles experience in a cascade of words that indelibly capture...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Abeer Esber
LA Sketches: Dimitris Mahlis, Oud Artist

LA Sketches: Dimitris Mahlis, Oud Artist

Musician-composer Dimitris Mahlis celebrates multiple oud traditions as he offers TMR listeners two meditative taksim.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By
“Where Are You From?” Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism

“Where Are You From?” Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism

Writer and film executive Bavand Karim meditates on Iranian American identity and an alternative vision for self-realization in...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Bavand Karim
The Alexandrian: Life and Death in L.A.

The Alexandrian: Life and Death in L.A.

An Egyptian American daughter recalls the enduring love her immigrant father harbored for Los Angeles and the American...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Noreen Moustafa
Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity

Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity

Farzad Kohan's art is a bridge and commentary on his Iranian and American worlds, sometimes converging, at other...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Meral Şimşek
Silver Stories from Artist Micaela Amateau Amato

Silver Stories from Artist Micaela Amateau Amato

Artist and writer Micaela Amateau Amato uses art and words to create unique ways of transmogrifying the world.

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Hisham Bustani
Baba Karam Lessons: Artist Amitis Motevalli

Baba Karam Lessons: Artist Amitis Motevalli

Iranian American artist Amitis Motevalli performs "baba karam" dance lessons, in a caricature of the street tough dance...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Salar Abdoh
L.A. Artist: Rachid Bouhamidi

L.A. Artist: Rachid Bouhamidi

The Moroccan, French and American artist Rachid Bouhamidi shares his love of portraiture as he peels back the...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Alice Guthrie
Refuge, or the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being

Refuge, or the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being

TMR's editor reflects on the experience of seeking home and refuge.

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Fiction from “Free Fall”: I fled the city as a murderer whose crime had just been uncovered

Fiction from “Free Fall”: I fled the city as a murderer whose crime had just been uncovered

TMR presents an exclusive excerpt from Abeer Esber's fourth novel, translated here by Nouha Homad, about a Damascene...

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Abeer Esber
Children in Search of Refuge: a Photographic Essay

Children in Search of Refuge: a Photographic Essay

Photographer, documentarian and journalist Iason Athanasiadis shares images from more than 10 years of reporting from Afghanistan to...

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Poetry: In Search of Lost Places, 5 by Mbarek Sryfi

Poetry: In Search of Lost Places, 5 by Mbarek Sryfi

Moroccan American poet and writer Mbarek Sryfi reads from his work in an exclusive video prepared for The...

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Raja Abu Kasm
 
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