We Will Sing Until the Pain Goes Away—a Palestinian Playlist
Brianna Halasa has put together a dynamite playlist in solidarity with Gaza and all Palestinians.
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Bilna’es at The Mosaic Rooms: Three Palestinian Artists
Bilna'es' "In the Shade of the Sun" at The Mosaic Rooms in London demonstrates the possibilities of collaboration and community.
Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf travels to Saudi Arabia to take in a citywide festival that may have forever changed the country's cultural landscape.
Messages From Gaza Now
A Gazan theatre artist, constantly endangered by the onslaught of Israeli planes, drones and bombs, writes from the heart of the matter.
Assassination in Malta: How They Killed My Mother
Teodor Reljić reviews Paul Caruana Galizia's book in which he dissects the Maltese status quo that led to his journalist mother’s murder.
Religious Misogyny Personified in Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider
Bavand Karim reviews the film "Holy Spider" by Ali Abbassi which coldly deconstructs the brutal nature of Iran’s religious patriarchy.
Tone—Literary Criticism to Challenge the Mind
Sofia Samatar and Kate Zambreno indulge in a collective reading and writing practice to capture literary tone, writes Safa Khatib.
World Picks from the Editors: Dec 9 — Dec 22
The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several cultural world events.
The Palestine Laboratory and Gaza: An Excerpt
Antony Loewenstein, winner of Australia's highest journalism award, presents his latest exploration of Israel and Palestine.
On the Herculean Task of Translating Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish
Kawa Nemir felt he'd been preparing to undertake the translation of James Joyce's masterpiece his whole life...
“My Father’s Last Meal”—a Kurdish Tale
In the aftermath of his father's death by shrapnel from an Iraqi shell, Dilan Qadir contends with a life intricately shaped by his absence.
First Kurdish Sci-Fi Collection is Rooted in the Past
Matt Broomfield reviews the first anthology of Kurdish science fiction, one that envisions new possibilities for Kurdish self-determination.
Gaza vs. Mosul from a Medical and Humanitarian Standpoint
Ahmed Twaij, a physician and journalist with experience in Iraq and other war zones, argues Hamas and ISIS cannot be compared.
Palestinian Artists & Anti-War Supporters of Gaza Cancelled
Nada Ghosn on censored and cancelled voices, many of whom have called for an end to the assault on Gaza.
World Picks from the Editors: Nov 24 – Dec 10
The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several of the best cultural events happening now around the world.