TMR 53 • OUT OF OUR MINDS

Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad? Sudan’s War, Displacement, Illusions

Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad? Sudan’s War, Displacement, Illusions

A former volunteer in Khartoum questions if "madness" is an illness or a rational response in a trauma-ridden...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Robert Bociaga
A Safe Place

A Safe Place

A Christian woman in solitary confinement in a Pakistani prison is recognized as a voice of reason, even...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Farah Ahamed
The Intersection

The Intersection

A drink at a pub, a conversation about psychoanalysis, madness, despair and pain—an encounter.

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Ayça Çubukçu
Sara Shamma — Cleaving the World in Two

Sara Shamma — Cleaving the World in Two

After living in London and Beirut, Sara Shamma returned to Damascus, where her hyperrealistic paintings reflect the chaos...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably
Girl, Cat, Wolf Under the Bed

Girl, Cat, Wolf Under the Bed

An exploration of our connections with animal symbols delves into how they intertwine with themes of fear, survival,...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Dina Shehata
The Midday Ghoul

The Midday Ghoul

Inspired by a famous Libyan folktale, “Azouz il-Gayla,” the tale intends to discipline children to keep them from...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Safa Elnaili
10 Books for OUT OF OUR MINDS

10 Books for OUT OF OUR MINDS

A curated collection of fiction and non-fiction exploring the ways political and social unrest impacts mental health in...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Rana Asfour
I Don’t Have Time For This Right Now

I Don’t Have Time For This Right Now

Fourteen million people have been displaced from Sudan due to the war, finding joy in life between the...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Re'al Bakhit
Remaining in Light: Iranians Search for Solace and Well-Being

Remaining in Light: Iranians Search for Solace and Well-Being

Iranian doctors, psychotherapists, and exiled human rights advocates are exploring new talk therapy methods to combat despair amid...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Malu Halasa
All the Old Fears

All the Old Fears

Mohammad Rabie conducts a poignant self-examination, reflecting on a lifetime of fear from childhood to adulthood and its...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Mohammad Rabie
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Food, Michael Fakhri, on Gaza

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Food, Michael Fakhri, on Gaza

Lina Mounzer interviews UN Special Rapporteur Michael Fakhri on Gaza, food and famine.

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
Why Out of Our Minds?

Why Out of Our Minds?

Our senior editor in Beirut, Lina Mounzer, relates intimately to the theme of TMR 53, having experienced civil...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
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