TMR Issues

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Political Prisoner and Public Intellectual

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Political Prisoner and Public Intellectual

Yasmine Al Rashidi on writer-thinker Alaa Abdel Fattah who advocates for the rights of those without platforms to...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Yasmine El Rashidi
“Kaleidoscope: In Pursuit of the Real in a Virtual World”—fiction from Dina Abou Salem

“Kaleidoscope: In Pursuit of the Real in a Virtual World”—fiction from Dina Abou Salem

Caught between Beirut and a town in the Californian desert, Buthayna searches for the meaning amid life’s absurdities.

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Dina Abou Salem
Adel Abidin, October 2023

Adel Abidin, October 2023

Adel Abidin is an Iraqi-Finnish artist who explores history, memory and identity in his installations, painting, drawings and...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By TMR
Art Curators as Public Intellectuals

Art Curators as Public Intellectuals

Naima Morelli talks to Rose Issa, Sara Raza, Farah Abushullaih and Alia Al-Senussi about art and intellectuals.

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Naima Morelli
A Day in the Life: Cairo

A Day in the Life: Cairo

The writer's visit to a Cairo internet store to renew her internet service proves to be an out...

24 JULY 2023 • By Sarah Eltantawi
Stories From The Markaz, Stories From the Center

Stories From The Markaz, Stories From the Center

TMR's literary editor introduces the 2023 double summer literary issue.

2 JULY 2023 • By Malu Halasa
The Light at the End of the Tunnel

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

A moving testimony to life, death, and the human condition by an Egyptian journalist who was blessed, and...

2 JULY 2023 • By Mohamed Aboelgheit
“Here, Freedom”—fiction from Danial Haghighi

“Here, Freedom”—fiction from Danial Haghighi

A small town couple have a brutally honest conversation about marriage in light of the “Woman, Life, Freedom”...

2 JULY 2023 • By Danial Haghighi
“The Cactus”—new fiction from Mohammed Al Naas

“The Cactus”—new fiction from Mohammed Al Naas

Can a man who loves a woman prove his mettle by taking proper care of a cactus that...

2 JULY 2023 • By Mohammed Alnaas
Arrival in the Dark—fiction from Alireza Iranmehr

Arrival in the Dark—fiction from Alireza Iranmehr

Away from prying eyes, two lonely people pass time together under the state of emergency that has become...

2 JULY 2023 • By Alireza Iranmehr
“The Agency”—a story by Natasha Tynes

“The Agency”—a story by Natasha Tynes

A shrewd businesswoman runs a matchmaking agency in Amman that finds brides for male clients based on a...

2 JULY 2023 • By Natasha Tynes
We Saw Paris, Texas—a story by Ola Mustapha

We Saw Paris, Texas—a story by Ola Mustapha

In Ola Mustapha's new story, a man falls for the seduction of a film and it becomes the...

2 JULY 2023 • By Ola Mustapha
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