Literature and Arts from the Center of the World
The Markaz Review presents an interview with Oxford historian and author Avi Shlaim, with guest interviewer Layla Magrhibi, on Shlaim's memoir and the war in Gaza.
We will meet to discuss "Palestine +100: stories from a century after the Nakba" with host Rana Asfour and special guest speakers Basma Ghalayini and Selma Dabbagh on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 1pm EST/ 7pm EST/ 6pm UK.
L'écrivaine aghane-iranienne Aliyeh Ataei présente "La frontière des oubliés" de chez Gallimard au Grain des Mots.
The Markaz Book Club reads Iman Mersal's novel "Traces of Enayat" and meets the author Sunday, Jan. 28 at 1 pm Eastern/19:00 CET.
For TMR’s February issue, LSD (for Love, Sex, Desire), Anna Lekas Miller will be in discussion with writer and TMR Senior Editor Lina Mounzer on her latest book, "Love Across Borders."
Layla Maghribi interviews Palestinian filmmakers Hind Shoufani and Saeed Taji Farouky on activism and art in Palestinian filmmaking today and on the role of Palestinian artists in the resistance movement.
The Markaz Review Book Club will meet the editor, Malu Halasa, to talk about the book online, on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 1 pm Eastern/19:00 CET.
Join us on March 7th at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET/ 6pm UK for an interview organized by TMR’s editor-in-chief Jordan Elgrably with Rula Jebreal about what it means to be a Palestinian writer in an era when Palestinian writers and journalists are considered by Israel to be enemies of the state. Jebreal will address the reality in Gaza and the West Bank, and where we go from here.
Join us on March 21st at 2pm EST/ 7pm CET/ 6pm UK for a roundtable discussion moderated by TMR Senior Editor Lina Mounzer with three of this month's contributing writers on their essays in our latest issue: Layla AlAmmar, Abdelrahman ElGendy and Michelle Eid.
Join TMR's Book Club on March 31st at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET to discuss Nazli Koca's "The Applicant" and meet the author.
