TMR Interviews

“It’s Not ‘Whatever’”: On Mother Tongue, Exile, and Inheritance

“It’s Not ‘Whatever’”: On Mother Tongue, Exile, and Inheritance

A Lebanese poet in California, Zeina Hashem Beck tends to the tension between Arabic and English, grief and...

6 MARCH 2026 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
Three Artists, Five Writers on Mother Tongues

Three Artists, Five Writers on Mother Tongues

TMR's Editor-in-Chief, curious about how people negotiate their identity between a mother tongue and other languages, asked a...

6 MARCH 2026 • By Jordan Elgrably
A Portrait of Nevhiz, Turkey’s Rebel Artist

A Portrait of Nevhiz, Turkey’s Rebel Artist

Since the '60s, Nevhiz's art has ranged from depictions of systemic violence against Turkey’s left to intimate explorations...

12 DECEMBER 2025 • By Selin Tamtekin
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
Aida Šehović on the 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

Aida Šehović on the 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

Bosnian-American artist Šehović marks the Srebrenica Genocide with an installation of cups filled with coffee — unsweetened and...

18 JULY 2025 • By Claudia Mende
Interview: Joe Sacco on Gaza

Interview: Joe Sacco on Gaza

Joe Sacco uses his graphic storytelling in "War on Gaza" to reflect on the events in the Gaza...

6 JUNE 2025 • By Elias Feroz
23 Hours Inside State Dept. Press Briefings on the Gaza Genocide

23 Hours Inside State Dept. Press Briefings on the Gaza Genocide

The curator of the "Art of the Palestinian Poster" exhibition interviews two documentarians on their film "A Bunch...

23 MAY 2025 • By Malu Halasa
With Brecht, Rabih Mroué & Lina Majdalanie Deconstruct Fascism

With Brecht, Rabih Mroué & Lina Majdalanie Deconstruct Fascism

The new Lebanese performance, "Four Walls and a Roof," uses trial testimony, humor, and Eisler-Brecht songs to address...

11 APRIL 2025 • By Malu Halasa
Between Belief and Doubt: Ramzi Mallat’s Suspended Disbelief

Between Belief and Doubt: Ramzi Mallat’s Suspended Disbelief

"Suspended Disbelief" interrogates the tension between belief and doubt in the folklore and collective psyche of the Mediterranean...

11 APRIL 2025 • By Marta Mendes
The Art of Arabic Translation: An Interview With Roger Allen

The Art of Arabic Translation: An Interview With Roger Allen

Yale scholar of Arabic language and literature Jonas Elbousty talks to one of the most prolific translators of...

14 MARCH 2025 • By Jonas Elbousty
Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

A conversation in which two Arabic to English translators and scholars consider language and Gaza with respect to...

17 JANUARY 2025 • By Yasmeen Hanoosh
Mounir Fatmi—Where Art Meets Technology

Mounir Fatmi—Where Art Meets Technology

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf interviews international Moroccan artist Mounir Fatmi on his studio practice, why he makes art, and...

28 DECEMBER 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
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