What’s in a Ceasefire?
For Gaza, the terms “humanitarian pause” and “ceasefire” may not be enough and might even be used as a fig leaf for forced displacement.
For Gaza, the terms “humanitarian pause” and “ceasefire” may not be enough and might even be used as a fig leaf for forced displacement.
Cory Oldweiler reviews three novellas by Bethlehem born and raised, Ramallah-based poet and writer Ghassan Zaqtan.
War and documentary photographer Maher Attar opens the Art District in Beirut to nurture other artists and beauty.
A Libyan writer from Derna laments the floods that came not long after she devoted a short story collection to her hometown.
UC Irvine scholar and author on the Middle East Mark LeVine warns the Gaza war is biting off more than anyone is bargaining for.
The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several world events.
For the 40th day from his death, Youssef Rakha considers fellow writer Khaled Khalifa in the context of both Arabic and world literary canons.
Novelist Mai Al-Nakib opines that despite the bombs and the bullets, Arab voices and cultural narratives are on the rise and gaining momentum.
The editors of The Markaz Review recommended 20 of the best contemporary Palestinian novels, story collections and nonfiction.
The war on Gaza and Hamas reminds Palestinian American poet Deema K. Shehabi of her father and stories of home and immigration.
Natasha Tynes reviews the latest novel from Pauls Toutonghi, author of "Evel Knievel Days."
Tugrul Mende reviews a new book by Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik that explores the journey of the Maghreb Generation that struggled to envision a new postcolonial future.