Events

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

17 September 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

The Anthropocene Roundtable

Join Abdelrahman ElGendy, TMR Literary Editor, and special guests on Thursday, September 17, at 1 pm EDT / 6 ...

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27 September 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “Floodlines” by Saleem Haddad

We will meet to discuss Floodlines by Saleem Haddad, online on Sunday, September 27 at 1 pm EDT/19:00 CET. The ...

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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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Past events

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

TMR Book Club Discusses “Palestine +100: stories from a century after the Nakba” with Special Guests

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.

26 November 2023 • 19:00 - 20:00

Avi Shlaim on His Memoir Three Worlds and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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.

14 November 2023 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR 35 Public Intellectual Roundtable Discussion

Join us on November 1st, 2023 for a roundtable conversation, moderated by TMR senior editor Lina Mounzer, with writers Hisham Bustani and Moustafa Bayoumi, on public intellectuals and their engagement with politics, justice and conflict in these catastrophic times.

1 November 2023 • 13:00 - 14:00
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