“The Icarist”—a short story by Omar El Akkad
Novelist Omar El Akkad recounts a beguiling coming-of-age story set in Doha, where he grew up before the family emigrated to Canada.
The Imagination Interviews
Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)
Our top picks on what to read from Qatar.
Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey
Qatari street artist Mubarak Al-Malik stays true to his homeland's heritage and traditions as he takes his signature art worldwide.
The Skinny on Qatar’s National Museum
Impressive art, films, sounds and smells among the ultra modern and ancient treasures housed at the National Museum of Qatar.
Daʼūb: The Tireless Workers of Doha (Photo Essays)
Photographers Zeest Marrium and Mohamed Badarne each captured the lives of Doha construction workers.
Hamad Al Khulaifi: Qatar’s Wildlife Photographer
Bird photographer Hamad Al Khualifi devoted years to documenting the wildlife of Qatar, once reportedly spending two years in the wild to document a Pharaoh Eagle-Owl.
Beautiful Ghosts, or We’ll Always Have Istanbul
Looking for love and her father's past, a Turkish American journalist haunts the streets of Istanbul before and after Covid.
Hanging Gardens and the New Iraqi Cinema Scene
Laura Silvia Battaglia, on the set of Hanging Gardens, explores the burgeoning Iraqi film scene in Baghdad.
A Conversation with Tunisian novelist Yamen Manaï
Our correspondent in Tunis, Sarah Ben Hamadi, interviews Yamen Menaï, one of Tunisia's best-selling young novelists.
Sudden Journeys: Paris Arabe
Jenine Abboushi wanders from Paris' chi-chi 16th to the quartiers populaires of Barbès-Rochechouart and the Goutte d'Or.
Tel Aviv-Beirut, a Film on War, Love & Borders
Franco-Egyptian filmmaker Karim Goury reviews the new feature film from Franco-Israeli director Michael Boganim.
Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut
Karim Goury talks to the director of the new feature film on war, love and borders, Tel Aviv-Beirut.
War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine’s Watermelon Stories
Rana Asfour reviews a collection of stories from writer and educator Zein El-Amine, who was born and raised in Lebanon.
Meet Ghoula—Arabic Music Remixed Via Tunisia
In her latest music column for TMR, Melissa Chemam profiles the genre-defying Tunisian electro artist Ghoula.
The Politics of Wishful Thinking: Deena Mohamed’s Shubeik Lubeik
Katie Logan reviews the much-anticipated English version of the Egyptian graphic novel, a tour de force.