Events

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

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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17 December 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

The Comedy Roundtable

Join Lina Mounzer, TMR Editor-in-chief, and special guests (to be announced soon) for a deep-dive roundtable as we pull ...

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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

Leila Aboulela and her novel River Spirit

9/24—Read River Spirit, Meet Author Leila Aboulela

The Markaz Book Club reads Leila Aboulela's critically-acclaimed novel "River Spirit" and meets the author on Sept. 24.

24 September 2023 • 13:00 - 14:00

19/09, Paris—Olivier Gloag, “Oublier Camus” au CAREP

Olivier Gloag présente son nouveau livre chez La Fabrique, "Oublier Camus" en discussion avec Afifa Bererhi et Sarra Grira.

19 September 2023 • 18:30 - 20:00

A Stranger in Baghdad with Elizabeth Loudon

Novelist Elizabeth Louden joins TMR's Book Club moderated by Rana Asfour.

27 August 2023 • 13:00 - 14:00

Read EMISSARIES Short Stories, Meet Author Youssef Rakha, July 2, 1 pm EST

EMISSARIES is a new volume of original, irreverent short stories from Cairo-based author Youssef Rakha. Meet him and discuss the book on Sunday, July 2nd.

2 July 2023 • 13:00 - 14:00

TMR Bookgroup Discusses Enter Ghost, with novelist Isabella Hammad

RSVP 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 June 2023 • 19:00 - 19:00

WORK—a TMR Roundtable Conversation With 5 Writers, May 18th, 12 pm ET/18:00 CET

5 writers talk about working in media and film, talk about working while being an immigrant, working while Arab.

18 May 2023 • 18:00 - 19:00

Hadiya Hassein: Waiting for the Past

April 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 […]

7 May 2023 • 12:00 - 13:00
Sophia Al-Maria's memoir, The Girl Who Fell to Earth.

Sophia Al-Maria’s memoir The Girl Who Fell to Earth

email 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, […]

26 March 2023 • 18:00 - 19:00
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