The Art of Remembrance in Abacus of Loss
Sherine Elbanhawy lives in the pages of a memoir in verse and finds herself reluctant to leave, identifying with how its author unpacks the complexities of exile, home, family and love.
Sherine Elbanhawy lives in the pages of a memoir in verse and finds herself reluctant to leave, identifying with how its author unpacks the complexities of exile, home, family and love.
A tale of conjugal love from the first complete story collection in English by Moroccan writer and cult feminist Malika Moustadraf, translated by Alice Guthrie.
Artist Atia Shafee hopes that her paintings will "resonate, trigger, and challenge, drawing the observer into the experience," imparting a universal appreciation for art.
A young artisan from Taroudant, Morocco now calls Los Angeles home and brings a particular flare to shoe design.
In a blast from Hollywood's colorful past, Lebanese American writer Fred Saidy remembers Mrs. Nazralla's exquisite baklava, and her loquacious manner.
Syrian and Armenian American John Nazarian was for decades a champion of those who struggled in Los Angeles.
L.A. Armenian poet and activist Sophia Armen is an American original.
Poet and novelist Laila Halaby writes her Los Angeles experience in a cascade of words that indelibly capture moments and memories.
Musician-composer Dimitris Mahlis celebrates multiple oud traditions as he offers TMR listeners two meditative taksim.
Writer and film executive Bavand Karim meditates on Iranian American identity and an alternative vision for self-realization in the context of the ethno-futurist movement.
An Egyptian American daughter recalls the enduring love her immigrant father harbored for Los Angeles and the American Dream.
Farzad Kohan's art is a bridge and commentary on his Iranian and American worlds, sometimes converging, at other times colliding.