Events

BOOK CLUB (ENG & FR), MONTHLY ONLINE ROUNDTABLES AND MORE

03 October 2026 • 18:00 - 20:00

Gazette Café, 6 rue Levat, Montpellier, FRANCE.

SWANA Editors & Publishers invite you to a public Meet-and-Greet

The Markaz Review will be convening SWANA editors and publishers of literature, culture and news.

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22 October 2026 • 16:15 - 17:15

Agung Stage, Ubud, Bali

Demystifying Literary Magazines – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

From pitching and submissions to building a sustainable writing practice, join editors, publishers, and writers Jordan Elgrably, Sana Goyal, ...

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25 October 2026 • 10:00 - 12:00

The Westin Resort & Spa Ubud

Cultivating Creative Processes – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Mai Al-Nakib and Jordan Elgrably offer practical tools writers can use to cultivate creativity in order to produce effective ...

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25 October 2026 • 15:15 - 16:15

Agung Stage, Ubud, Bali

Anthologies for Archival – Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Join editors, publishers, and writers A. Nabil Wibisana, Jordan Elgrably, and Saoirse Connolly, led by moderator Cassie Lawrence, for ...

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25 October 2026 • 18:00 - 19:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Night is Not for You” by Eman Quotah

We will meet to discuss "The Night is Not for You" by Eman Quotah online on Sunday, October 25 at ...

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13 November 2026 • 20:00 - 21:30

Secret Kingdoms Bookshop, Madrid

Hear the voices from the Center of the World

Secret Kingdoms welcomes Jordan Elgrably, founding editor of The Markaz Review, for a conversation about Arab/Middle Eastern literature and ...

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29 November 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “Birds in the Rain” by Rana Hanna

We will meet to discuss "Birds in the Rain" by Rana Hanna online on Sunday, November 29 at 1 ...

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19 December 2026 • 00:00 - 23:59

Morocco

Literary Odysseys: Morocco

Join The Markaz Review for a literary journey through Morocco with Zein El-Amine, exploring Mohamed Choukri, Paul Bowles, and ...

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Past events

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Applicant” with author Nazli Koca

Join TMR's Book Club on March 31st at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET to discuss Nazli Koca's "The Applicant" and meet the author.

31 March 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR 39 • BURN IT ALL DOWN Roundtable Discussion

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.

21 March 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR Conversations: Rula Jebreal on the Present Moment

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.

7 March 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR Book Club Discusses “Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Women’s Protest in Iran” with editor Malu Halasa

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.

25 February 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR Conversations: Resistance in the Face of Annihilation

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.

22 February 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR Conversations: Anna Lekas Miller on “Love Across Borders” with Lina Mounzer

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."

15 February 2024 • 17:30 - 18:30

TMR Book Club Discusses “Traces of Enayat” with Iman Mersal

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.

28 January 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

Aliyeh Ataei, Écrivaine Afghane-Iranienne, Présente Son Livre d’Essais au Grain des Mots

L'écrivaine aghane-iranienne Aliyeh Ataei présente "La frontière des oubliés" de chez Gallimard au Grain des Mots.

7 December 2023 • 19:00 - 20:00
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