TMR Issues

Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything

Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything

Clive Bell reviews the latest graphic novel from Mana Neyestani on the hardships of being a Kurdish porter.

1 MAY 2023 • By Clive Bell
TMR Conversations: Mana Neyestani, Graphic Novelist

TMR Conversations: Mana Neyestani, Graphic Novelist

Malu Halasa interviews the Iranian graphic novelist who like Marjane Satrapi has made France his home as a...

1 MAY 2023 • By Malu Halasa
“The Stranger”—a Short Story by Hany Ali Said

“The Stranger”—a Short Story by Hany Ali Said

Far from home, in inhospitable conditions, an unlikely friendship is struck.

2 APRIL 2023 • By Hany Ali Said
The Gaze of the Sci-fi Wahabi

The Gaze of the Sci-fi Wahabi

Author of "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky," Sophia Al-Maria reimagines the future of the Gulf region...

2 APRIL 2023 • By Sophia Al-Maria
Making Movies with the Maestro at the Doha Film Institute

Making Movies with the Maestro at the Doha Film Institute

Doha-based filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani profiles prolific DFI veteran film prof Rithy Panh.

2 APRIL 2023 • By Suzannah Mirghani
“The Icarist”—a short story by Omar El Akkad

“The Icarist”—a short story by Omar El Akkad

Novelist Omar El Akkad recounts a beguiling coming-of-age story set in Doha, where he grew up before the...

2 APRIL 2023 • By Omar El Akkad
Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)

Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)

Our top picks on what to read from Qatar.

2 APRIL 2023 • By Rana Asfour
Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey

Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey

Qatari street artist Mubarak Al-Malik stays true to his homeland's heritage and traditions as he takes his signature...

2 APRIL 2023 • By Christina Paschyn
The Skinny on Qatar’s National Museum

The Skinny on Qatar’s National Museum

Impressive art, films, sounds and smells among the ultra modern and ancient treasures housed at the National Museum...

2 APRIL 2023 • By TMR
Daʼūb: The Tireless Workers of Doha (Photo Essays)

Daʼūb: The Tireless Workers of Doha (Photo Essays)

Photographers Zeest Marrium and Mohamed Badarne each captured the lives of Doha construction workers.

2 APRIL 2023 • By Zeest Marrium
Hamad Al Khulaifi: Qatar’s Wildlife Photographer

Hamad Al Khulaifi: Qatar’s Wildlife Photographer

Bird photographer Hamad Al Khualifi devoted years to documenting the wildlife of Qatar, once reportedly spending two years...

2 APRIL 2023 • By TMR
“Raise Your Head High”—new fiction from Leila Aboulela

“Raise Your Head High”—new fiction from Leila Aboulela

Cairo-born novelist Leila Aboulela weaves the sad story of two sisters' alienation on the eve of the uprising...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Leila Aboulela
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