Why FORGETTING?
What shall we forget and what shall we remember, and can forgetting also be a force for good? The editors inquire.
Palestine
Memory Archive: Between Remembering and Forgetting
Mai Al-Nakib explores memory, forgetting, and writing through the lenses of Woolf, Proust, and a Wim Wenders film.
Not Forgotten, Not (All) Erased: Palestine’s Sacred Shrines
Palestine's shrines are a part of a heritage that has been intentionally erased since the Nakba of 1948, writes Gabriel Polley.
Palestinian Culture, Under Assault, Celebrated in New Cookbook
Fadi Kattan's Palestinian cookbook is a memoir of personal and familial memories, intriguing facts, and emotions, writes Mischa Geracoulis.
Malak Mattar: No Words, Only Scenes of Ruin
Malak Mattar's artwork at the Venice Biennale evokes a multi-sensory experience that demands to be felt, writes Nadine Nour el Din.
Censorship over Gaza and Palestine Roils the Arts Community
An Arab playwright in London reacts to the canceling of Palestinian voices six months into a horrific war.
Past Disquiet at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
Curators Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri have assembled a formidable exhibition on museums and solidarity movements using art and protest.
Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
With genocidal violence raging in Gaza and muzzling of pro-Palestinian voices throughout France, Ariella Azoulay's word is now inescapable.
Fady Joudah’s […] Dares Us to Listen to Palestinian Words—and Silences
Eman Quotah on Fady Joudah's latest, in which the poet takes on the inadequacy of language in conveying the pain and hope of Palestinians today.
Will Artists Against Genocide Boycott the Venice Biennale?
Hadani Ditmars reports on the calls to shut down the Israeli pavilion in the Venice Biennale, and a possible widespread artist boycott.
Four Books to Revolutionize Your Thinking
TMR's managing editor, Rana Asfour, offers four books to challenge the world as we know it.
The Story of the Keffiyeh
Amidst the carnage in Gaza, the world has renewed its acquaintance with the region's most recognizable political symbol, writes Rajrupa Das.
Messages from Gaza Now / 5
A first-person account reveals the nightmare Gaza has become, where every safe zone is carpet-bombed, shelled, sniped by the IDF.
World Picks from the Editors: Feb 23 — Mar 7
TMR editors highlight the best events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from around the globe.
The Body, Intimacy and Technology in the Middle East
Six women artists and curator Nadine Khalil explore women's bodies in a Dubai exhibition, in an interview by Naima Morelli.