Events

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

28 June 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “Gates of Paradise” by Taleb Alrefai

We will meet to discuss Gates of Paradise by Taleb Alrefai, translated by Kay Heikkinen on Sunday, June 28 ...

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26 July 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman” by Hamoud Saud, translated by Zia Ahmed.

We will meet to discuss The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman, a collection of short stories ...

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30 August 2026 • 19:00 - 20:00

Online

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Slightest Green” by Sahar Mustafa

We will meet to discuss "The Slightest Green" by Sahar Mustafa on Sunday, August 30 at 1 pm EDT/19:00 CET. 

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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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Past events

Shakespeare in Arabic: Translating Western Theatre Classics

The Markaz Review is proud to co-sponsor this event on "Shakespeare in Arabic" organized by Columbia Global Paris Center and the American University of Beirut on Monday, February 17th at 7pm in Paris.

17 February 2025 • 19:00 - 21:00

Roundtable Discussion: Syria’s Cultural Renaissance — Boom or Bust?

Join us on Wednesday, February 12th at 1pm EST/ 6pm UK/ 7pm CET for an online roundtable discussion with BBC correspondent and film director Lina Sinjab, filmmaker Yasmin Fedda, and fiction writer Odai Al Zoubi on Syria's cultural renaissance. Moderated by TMR Literary Editor, Malu Halasa.

12 February 2025 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR Book Club discusses “Granada: the complete trilogy” by Radwa Ashour with translator Kay Heikkinen

Join the TMR Book Club on Sunday, January 26th at 1pm EST/ 6pm UK/ 7pm CET to discuss "Granada: the complete trilogy" by Radwa Ashour with translator, Kay Heikkinen.

26 January 2025 • 19:00 - 20:00

+ DE FIRN – Nuit noire de la lecture

Lecture performée autour du roman Nul ennemi comme un frère (Agullo), premier tome d’une trilogie sur la guerre civile au Liban, par et avec l’auteur Frédéric Paulin, accompagné au tarhu par le musicien Nicolas Beck et en vidéo par Géraldine Giordano.

25 January 2025 • 18:30 - 19:30

U.S. Book Tour: “Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader” with editors Malu Halasa, Jordan Elgrably & Special Guests

Celebrate the launch of "Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader" with editors Jordan Elgrably and Malu Halasa on a U.S. Book Tour from January 24th to February 5th with special guests!

24 January 2025 • 19:00 - 17:00

Roundtable Discussion: World Arabic Language Day

On the World Arabic Language Day, The Markaz Bil Arabi is pleased to invite you to our first-ever roundtable in Arabic on Wednesday, December 18th at 1pm EST/ 6pm UK/ 7pm CET with writers Nora Nagi and Ahmed Naji, moderated by Mohammad Rabie.

18 December 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

ABDELLAH TAÏA : UNE CONVERSATION

The Markaz Review avec le soutien de la Ville de Montpellier vous donne rendez-vous à la Médiathèque Émile Zola Montpellier le vendredi 13 décembre à 18h00 pour une rencontre littéraire avec l'écrivain marocain Abdellah Taïa.

13 December 2024 • 18:00 - 19:00

Festival ADAB 2024 Paris

Adab signifie littérature en arabe et s’écrit ادب. Les mots turc (edebiyat) et persan (adabiyat) pour dire littérature sont des dérivés d’adab, symbole de la porosité des langues et des […]

6 December 2024 • 18:00 - 21:00
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