Founding editor Jordan Elgrably and senior editor Lina Mounzer from The Markaz Review welcome you to a literary event at Barzakh Cafe. Launching our anthologies celebrating 5 years of centering SWANA voices, Jordan and Lina will read excerpts from our anthologies. We will also be joined by Mohamed Al Mufti, our cover artist for our commemorative print edition.

Also presenting: Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader (co-edited with Malu Halasa) from Seven Stories Press, and Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction from City Lights.