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Author: Jordan Elgrably

Jordan Elgrably is a Franco-American writer of Moroccan heritage whose work has appeared widely in the U.S. and Europe. He is the former cofounder and director of the Levantine Cultural Center/The Markaz (2001-2020) in Los Angeles. He founded The Markaz Review in 2020, which he edits from Montpellier. Follow Jordan on Twitter @JordanElgrably.

1 July, 2015 • Jordan Elgrably

“Off the Radar” Grapples with Iranian-American Identities

  Off the Radar: A Father’s Secret, a Mother’s Heroism, and a Son’s Quest, by Cyrus Copeland Blue Rider Press (2015) ISBN: 9780399158506 Jordan Elgrably Having parents from two different… Continue reading “Off the Radar” Grapples with Iranian-American Identities

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1 March, 2015 • Jordan Elgrably

“American Sniper,” a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis

  Is it too much to ask that a movie set during the Second Gulf War convey something meaningful about Iraq?   Jordan Elgrably   A week before the Oscars—on… Continue reading “American Sniper,” a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis

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10 March, 2014 • Jordan Elgrably

America’s Great Game: The C.I.A. & U.S. Middle East Foreign Policy

If you want to understand the CIA, it will certainly help to read the works of Hugh Wilford, Robert Baer and Robert Scheer, but you will not find all the answers to the U.S.-Middle East conundrum.

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