Bakhtiyar Ali: “The Prisoner and the Plague”
From one of the most prominent contemporary authors and poets from Iraqi Kurdistan comes an unforgettable tale of oppression, and freedom.
From one of the most prominent contemporary authors and poets from Iraqi Kurdistan comes an unforgettable tale of oppression, and freedom.
A short story of international love from the author of the Gaza novel "Out of It."
One of contemporary Iran's best storytellers conjures a tale of octogenarian love in a Nabokovian mode.
In this magical tale set in Lebanon and on a mysterious Mediterranean island, people dream of escape while a biologist seeks an elusive salamander.
The trilingual Palestinian novelist and short story writer weaves an engaging tale of love, death and redemption.
Translator Alice Guthrie shares a preview of Al-Nadawi's exquisite 2017 novel "Qismet," a Kurdish story set in Iraq and Iran.
From the fabulous — some would say surreal — Jordanian storyteller who gave us "The Monotonous Chaos of Existence."
A wayward daughter leaves Boston to spend a summer back home in Cairo, where she observes the decline of her once prominent family.
TMR's chief editor reveals the behind-the-screens reality of naming the May 2022 issue, when "Palestinian Israeli" is a contested identity.
For our 21st monthly issue, TMR features the work of an artist who is continually working out what it means to be a Palestinian citizen of Israel.
Jenine Abboushi finds that only as Israeli citizens can Palestinians "min el-dakhil" fight for equal rights.
Anton Shammas — the Palestinian novelist who wrote the Hebrew-language "Arabeques" — attempts to sort himself.