TMR 26 • Games

Viral Depression in Maha Haj’s Mediterranean Fever

Viral Depression in Maha Haj’s Mediterranean Fever

Viola Shafik saw the Montpellier CINEMED screening of a new feature in which Haifa Palestinians catch a strange...

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Karim Kattan
“Eleazar”—a short story by Karim Kattan

“Eleazar”—a short story by Karim Kattan

A Palestinian family mysteriously disintegrates while violence permeates the valley in which they reside.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Karim Kattan
The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven

The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven

Karim Goury revels in the new feature from Swedish Egyptian director Tarik Saleh.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Karim Goury
Stadiums, Ghosts & Games—Football’s International Intrigue

Stadiums, Ghosts & Games—Football’s International Intrigue

Francisco Letelier reminisces on his soccer identities in Chile and the USA, while delving into the international politics...

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Francisco Letelier
The Game of Self—How I Wrote The Buddha of Suburbia

The Game of Self—How I Wrote The Buddha of Suburbia

Hanif Kureishi reminisces on how he came to write his first novel, a coming-of-age saga set in 1970s...

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Fadi Zaghmout
An Interview with with Graphic Memoirist Malaka Gharib

An Interview with with Graphic Memoirist Malaka Gharib

Rusha Rafeek interviews graphic memoirist Malaka Gharib about her Arab American coming of age story.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Necati Sönmez
Farewell to a Football Love Affair in Iran

Farewell to a Football Love Affair in Iran

Sara Mokhavat's first passion was for football and the Persepolis team, but being female in Iran put the...

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Sara Mokhavat
The “Forgotten Team” of Qatar’s World Cup by Mohamed Badarne

The “Forgotten Team” of Qatar’s World Cup by Mohamed Badarne

Berlin-based Palestinian photographer Mohamed Badarne traveled to Qatar and Nepal to photograph World Cup workers.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Irit Neidhardt
Changing Colors — Reflections on The Last White Man

Changing Colors — Reflections on The Last White Man

Jordan Elgrably reads a book about white fear and racism and finds that colorism isn't our only problem.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Morocco’s Ultras, the State and the Soccer War

Morocco’s Ultras, the State and the Soccer War

Socio-cultural anthropologist Aomar Boum meditates on the rebel football phenomenon of Morocco's ultras.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • By Aomar Boum
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