Nov 2022 BookGroup Selection is “I Will Never See the World Again” by Ahmet Altan
Ahmet Altan, one of Turkey's best-known novelists was locked up in prison, the key thrown away.
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We Read/Discuss Out of Mesopotamia, the novel by Salar Abdoh, and Meet the Author
OnlineTHE JANUARY BOOKGROUP SELECTION IS is Out of Mesopotamia, by Salar Abdoh (no bookgroup meeting in December). The discussion takes place, with the author, on Sunday, January 29, 2023, 1 pm Eastern/19:00 CET. "Imagine getting into Iraq and Syria as an observer of the war on ISIS, and yet very soon after you’ve been close enough… Continue reading We Read/Discuss Out of Mesopotamia, the novel by Salar Abdoh, and Meet the Author
Négar Djavadi’s Disoriental, Sunday, Feb. 26, 12 noon Eastern
Online“Our memories select, eliminate, exaggerate, minimize, glorify, denigrate. They create their own versions of events and serve up their own reality.” —Négar Djavadi
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Iraq, 20 Years After the War, From the Viewpoint of Its Creatives
OnlineRSVP now Iraq, 20 years after the War, Thursday, 2 March, 18:00 CET (12 noon ET/17:00 UK/19:00 Beirut/21:00 Abu Dhabi). Several participants in this month's issue on IRAQ will gather together online to discuss their work and where we are today, nearly 20 years after the commencement of the Iraq War, an Anglo-American disaster that… Continue reading Iraq, 20 Years After the War, From the Viewpoint of Its Creatives
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TMR Conversations: Raja Shehadeh & Amal Ghandour
OnlineAmal Ghandour, author of This Arab Life, interviews Palestinian attorney and author Raja Shehadeh about his latest book, a memoir of his lawyer-judge father.
The Search for Home: a Markaz Review Roundtable
OnlineA TMR roundtable on refugees, migration, identity and finding home.
Sophia Al-Maria’s memoir The Girl Who Fell to Earth
Onlineemail books@themarkaz.org to join this event on Zoom March 2023 BookGroup Selection is The Girl Who Fell to Earth, a memoir by Sophia Al-Maria (discussing the book on Sunday, March 26, 13 Eastern/18:00 CET). Award-winning filmmaker and writer Sophia Al-Maria’s The Girl Who Fell to Earth is a funny and wry coming-of-age memoir about growing up in between… Continue reading Sophia Al-Maria’s memoir The Girl Who Fell to Earth
Hadiya Hassein: Waiting for the Past
OnlineApril 2023 BookGroup Selection is Waiting for the Past, a novel by Hadiya Hussein, translated from the Arabic by Barbara Romaine Hadiya Hussein’s poignant novel plunges readers into a haunting and powerful story of resilience. Set at the end of Saddam Hussein’s brutal reign, the novel follows Narjis, a young Iraqi woman, on her quest to… Continue reading Hadiya Hassein: Waiting for the Past
WORK—a TMR Roundtable Conversation With 5 Writers, May 18th, 12 pm ET/18:00 CET
Online5 writers talk about working in media and film, talk about working while being an immigrant, working while Arab.
TMR Bookgroup Discusses Enter Ghost, with novelist Isabella Hammad
OnlineRSVP here The June 2023 BookGroup Selection is Enter Ghost, a novel by Isabella Hammad. She will be interviewed by editors Rana Asfour and Jordan Elgrably on Sunday, June 4, at 1 pm Eastern, 18:00 UK and 19:00 EU. Enter Ghost follows actress Sonia as she returns to Palestine and takes a role in a… Continue reading TMR Bookgroup Discusses Enter Ghost, with novelist Isabella Hammad