TMR 17 • Refuge

Taming the Immigrant: Musings of a Writer in Exile

Taming the Immigrant: Musings of a Writer in Exile

Former prisoner and Egyptian writer in exile Ahmed Naji contemplates what it means to be a "brown writer"...

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
Refuge, or the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being

Refuge, or the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being

TMR's editor reflects on the experience of seeking home and refuge.

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Fiction from “Free Fall”: I fled the city as a murderer whose crime had just been uncovered

Fiction from “Free Fall”: I fled the city as a murderer whose crime had just been uncovered

TMR presents an exclusive excerpt from Abeer Esber's fourth novel, translated here by Nouha Homad, about a Damascene...

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Abeer Esber
Children in Search of Refuge: a Photographic Essay

Children in Search of Refuge: a Photographic Essay

Photographer, documentarian and journalist Iason Athanasiadis shares images from more than 10 years of reporting from Afghanistan to...

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Poetry: In Search of Lost Places, 5 by Mbarek Sryfi

Poetry: In Search of Lost Places, 5 by Mbarek Sryfi

Moroccan American poet and writer Mbarek Sryfi reads from his work in an exclusive video prepared for The...

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Raja Abu Kasm
Getting to the Other Side: a Kurdish Migrant Story

Getting to the Other Side: a Kurdish Migrant Story

Iason Athanasiadis paints the portrait of Bahoz, a stateless Kurd who will keep fighting to become accepted for...

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Francisco Letelier
“Europa,” Iraq’s Entry in the 94th annual Oscars, Frames Epic Refugee Struggle

“Europa,” Iraq’s Entry in the 94th annual Oscars, Frames Epic Refugee Struggle

Thomas Dallal reviews Haider Rashid's new feature film, "Europa," Iraq’s foreign feature film entry to the upcoming 94th...

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Angeles Espinosa
Refugees of Afghanistan in Iran: a Photo Essay by Peyman Hooshmandzadeh

Refugees of Afghanistan in Iran: a Photo Essay by Peyman Hooshmandzadeh

In Iran, Afghan refugees have been a part our everyday lives for over four decades now.

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Rahil Mohsin
Settling: Towards an Arabic translation of the English word “Home”

Settling: Towards an Arabic translation of the English word “Home”

Hisham Bustani meditates on the asylum seeker's struggle to find a place to call home.

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Hisham Bustani
The Displaced, the Unwanted, by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Displaced, the Unwanted, by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel "The Sympathizer," remembers where he came from and how...

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Waqar Ahmed
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