TMR Interviews

Intimacy & Our Inner Sanctuary—an Interview with Rana Samara

Intimacy & Our Inner Sanctuary—an Interview with Rana Samara

For Palestinian artist Rana Samara, intimacy is not just about love and sex, but is a mixture of...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Naima Morelli
Why We Stay in Beirut, Despite Its Countless Crises

Why We Stay in Beirut, Despite Its Countless Crises

TMR's editor in chief, Jordan Elgrably, asks four Beirutis why they stay, and how they manage, enduring one...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Avi Shlaim Interviewed by Layla Maghribi

Avi Shlaim Interviewed by Layla Maghribi

Layla Maghribi interviews Israeli historian at Oxford Avi Shlaim on his new memoir and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

17 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Layla Maghribi
My Love for Derna: Interview with Libyan Writer Mahbuba Khalifa

My Love for Derna: Interview with Libyan Writer Mahbuba Khalifa

A Libyan writer from Derna laments the floods that came not long after she devoted a short story...

13 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Naima Morelli
The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan

The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan

Yasmine Motawy interviews the critically-acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short story writer, Leila Aboulela.

29 MAY 2023 • By Yasmine Motawy
The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène  

The Markaz Review Interview—Faïza Guène  

Melissa Chemam interviews the French-Algerian novelist Faïza Guène on the publication of her novel "Discretion" in English translation.

22 MAY 2023 • By Melissa Chemam
TMR CONVERSATIONS: Amal Ghandour Interviews Raja Shehadeh

TMR CONVERSATIONS: Amal Ghandour Interviews Raja Shehadeh

Amal Ghandour, of This Arab Life, interviews Palestinian author and lawyer Raja Shehadeh on his new book, a...

11 MAY 2023 • By Amal Ghandour
The Markaz Review Interview—Hisham Bustani

The Markaz Review Interview—Hisham Bustani

Rana Asfour interviews fellow Jordanian writer Hisham Bustani about his stories, writing in Arabic and ideas on history...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Rana Asfour
The Markaz Review Interview—Ayad Akhtar

The Markaz Review Interview—Ayad Akhtar

A Pultizer winner for his play "Disgraced," Ayad Akhtar is the current President of PEN America and author...

5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
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