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

Rencontre et Atelier : TRADUIRE LA LITTÉRATURE ARABE

ATELIER DÉCOUVERTE DE LA TRADUCTION ARABE VIA LA POÉSIE 15h00-16h30 Participez à un atelier de découverte de la langue arabe et de sa traduction. Comment aborder une nouvelle langue ? […]

26 November 2024 • 15:00 - 19:30

TMR Book Club Discusses “Selamlik” with author Khaled Alesmael

Join us for our final book club discussion of the year on Sunday, November 24th at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET as we dive into "Selamlik" by Khaled Alesmael.

24 November 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

Roundtable Discussion: Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Join novelists Ahdaf Soueif and Maaza Mengiste with writers Mina Thabet from PEN International and Jordan Elgrably from The Markaz Review on Wednesday, November 13th at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET, as we discuss what can be done to put an end to the incarceration of writers, and the persecution of freedom of expression.

13 November 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Jinn Daughter” with author Rania Hanna

Join us on Sunday, October 27th at 1pm EST to discuss "The Jinn Daughter" with author Rania Hanna.

27 October 2024 • 13:00 - 14:00

Roundtable Discussion – A Year of War: A Conversation on Our Shared Future

The Markaz Review invites you to join us on Thursday, October 24th at 1pm EST/ 6pm UK/ 7pm CET for A YEAR OF WAR, A CONVERSATION ON OUR SHARED FUTURE, a roundtable discussion moderated by Lina Mounzer with Samina Najmi, Ziad Suidan and special guest Mona Seif.

24 October 2024 • 19:00 - 19:00

Table ronde EN QUÊTE D’IMAGE(S)

La 8e biennale d’art vidéo et de performance de Palestine /si:n/, co-fondée avec la Fondation A.M. Qattan, est contrainte  à l’exil et est accueillie par le 37e Festival Les Instants […]

20 October 2024 • 17:30 - 19:00

8e Biennale /si:n/ س Marseille

La biennale ouvrira le 20 octobre à Marseille à la Friche la Belle de Mai, avec 4 programmations d’art vidéo palestinien et international, une installation vidéo et une table ronde […]

20 October 2024 • 08:00 - 19:00

TMR Book Club on Stories from the Center of the World readings & conversation

The Markaz Book Club invites you to readings and conversation about "Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction," with TMR editors Jordan Elgrably and Malu Halasa, along with writers Leila Aboulela, Farah Ahamed and Tariq Mehmood, who will read from their short stories discuss the state of short fiction out of the region TMR calls "the center of the world," from Pakistan in the east to Morocco in the west on Sunday, September 29 at 1pm EST/ 6pm UK/ 7pm CET.

29 September 2024 • 19:00 - 20:00
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