Four Poems from Mosab Abu Toha
Mosab Abu Toha divides his time between a life in the United States and a life in Gaza. In May of this year, he found himself under the bombs.
The Markaz Review published a special double issue devoted to Gaza when yet again, as with the current conflagration, in the summer of 2021, Israel pounded the Strip with bombs, attacking Hamas and wiping out civilians in the process.
For our 11th monthly issue TMR features the work of the artist Jaime Scholnick and her series Gaza: Mowing the Lawn.
Mosab Abu Toha divides his time between a life in the United States and a life in Gaza. In May of this year, he found himself under the bombs.
Art critic Sagi Refael reviews painted images from the 2014 Gaza war that he calls "one of the most significant politically-charged art series of recent years."
California poet and activist Tony Litwinko reacts to the painted images in "Gaza: Mowing the Lawn" from Jaime Scholnick.
One of the cofounders of the Free Gaza movement to break the siege of Gaza, Greta Berlin, tells the story of their first sea voyage.
Jenine Abboushi recalls family histories and lifelong friendships linking Gaza with Ramallah, Jenin and Jerusalem.
The screenwriter and would-be director of Gaza Airport recounts her struggle to make a feature film in Gaza.
Khaled Diab, author of Intimate Enemies: Living with Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy Land, meditates on the implacable illogic of the Gaza-Israel stalemate.
Hadani Ditmars reviews the new tome from Terreform and AUC Press that gives Gazans hope for a better future, if they can build it.
A native Californian of Arab heritage finds herself returning to Gaza again and again to teach promising students at Al Azhar University.