Poet Ahmad Almallah
Poet and writer Ahmad Almallah grew up in Bethlehem and presently makes his home in Philadelphia.
Poet and writer Ahmad Almallah grew up in Bethlehem and presently makes his home in Philadelphia.
Translator Kareem Abu-Zeid talks about the recent New Directions volume of the translated poems of Syrian maestro Adonis.
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.
According to Dr. Ammar Azzouz’s essay on domicide, taken from his new book, carpet bombing of Middle Eastern cities is nothing new.
T.H. Shalaby maps out and questions architectural planning in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
Contemporary artist Bibi Manavi's research into the iconic fashion designs of Mehremonir Jahanbani led her to the farthest corners of Iran.
Rabi Georges reviews and interviews innovative architect Oorvi Sharma in Abu Dhabi.
Brahim El Guabli urges us to studying deserts to push our thinking beyond ordinary notions of space and place.
An artist raised in Morocco living in Montpellier, influenced by architecture and Samuel Beckett, has a very particular point of view.
Youssef H. Alshammari has composed a meditation on the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway in Kuwait — one of the world's longest bridges.
In which a woman ponders the fate of the individuals who left behind their garments, now long forgotten, at the laundromat.
Lama Elsharif finds that Derna’s harrowing flood proves a surprising catalyst for unity in a nation scarred by decades-long conflict and division.
Ammar Azzouz reviews Suad Aldarra’s memoir about Syrian life that exists beyond the headlines and numbers reported in the newspapers.