Georgina Van Welie, co-founder of Sabab theatre, shares her perspective on the "Arab" Shakespeare Trilogy for the first...
7 JUNE 2024 • By Georgina Van Welie
An interview with an actress performing on stage in Iran without a hijab and who is no longer...
7 JUNE 2024 • By Mehrnaz Daneshvar
Hara TV3 harnessed interactive theatre and comedy to address gender-based violence and FGM in Egypt writes its founder...
7 JUNE 2024 • By Nada Sabet
A first-person account reveals the nightmare Gaza has become, where every safe zone is carpet-bombed, shelled, sniped by...
26 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Hossam Madhoun
In a mix of theatrical performance, music and visual arts, three voices bear witness to the courage of...
9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
Acclaimed by French critics for her performance in Wajdi Mouawad’s "Mère," Aida Sabra stars in a play on...
9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.
1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Salar Abdoh
A Markaz Review bi-weekly roundup of our editors' favorite selections from within the global arts and culture scene.
29 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By TMR
Hadani Ditmars reports on a legendary Palestinian theatre in Jenin that has nine lives and gives hope to...
24 JULY 2023 • By Hadani Ditmars
Yussef El Guindi explores an anxious traveler's mind racing with thoughts of what to say as he faces...
2 JULY 2023 • By Yussef El Guindi
Can a crush on a teacher survive marriage, revolution, and a sinking, refugee dingy on the Mediterranean Sea?
2 JULY 2023 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak
London-based Iraqi playwright Hassan Abdulrazak enthuses on the 2023 Shubbak theatre arts extravaganza, June 23-July 9.
4 JUNE 2023 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak