Radwa Ashour’s Classic Granada Now in a New English Edition
Ashour’s "Granada" trilogy arrives during the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, and a long arc completes a circle of horror.
Book Reviews
In Killing Gilda Yahya Gharagozlou Tells an Intriguing Iranian Tale
A review of a book that offers a portrait of a royal dynasty whose decline has significantly shaped the modern world.
Art History and the United Arab Emirates
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf challenges misconceptions that an authoritarian government precludes politically-critical cultural production.
ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻞ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻴﺄﺱ: ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺂﺑﺘﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻤﺔ
ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻧﻔﻌﻞ ﺑﺘﻌﺒﻴﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻜﺂﺑﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻻﻛﺘﺌﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻲ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻴﺄﺱ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺤﻈﺔ ﻭﺟﻮﺩ ﺃﺳﺒﺎﺏ ﻛﺜﻴﺮﺓ ﻟﻠﺸﻌﻮﺭ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻻ ﻳُﻮﺻﻒ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﺗﺨﺎﺫ ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﺎ؟ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺗﺘﻘﺎﻁﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﺂﺑﺔ، ﺇﻥ ﻭﺟﺪﺕ، ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻐﻀﺐ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻗﺪ ﻧﻌﺘﺒﺮﻩ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻼءﻣﺔ لعنوان «ﺃﺣﺮﻕ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲء»؟ ﻣﺎ ﺍﻷﻓﻌﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻤﻨﻌﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻜﺂﺑﺔ؟ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻮﻟﺪﻫﺎ؟
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s Defiant Exploration of Palestinian Life
Zahra Hankir reviews Hazem Jamjoum's English translation of Palestinian novelist Maya Abu Al-Hayyat's novel "No One Knows Their Blood Type."
Criticizing a Militaristic Israel is not Inherently Antisemitic
The conflation of antisemitism with political criticism of Israel not only stifles free speech; it makes Jews less safe around the world.
30 Recommended Books on Syria
TMR editors have compiled a list of 30 of their favorite titles on Syria, including novels, nonfiction and memoir.
Barrack Zailaa Rima’s Beirut Resists Categorization
Rima offers readers an understanding of Beirut as both a single city and a city multiplied, a geographic point always undergoing change.
December World Picks from the Editors
Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
مراجعة كتاب «إعلام الجماهير»: أشرطة الكاسيت التي استحوذت يومًا على الثقافة الشعبية في مصر
.تكتب مريم النزهي مراجعة لكتاب «إعلام الجماهير» لأندرو سايمون، يناقش الكتاب شريط الكاسيت وتأثيره وانتشاره في مصر
The Walls Have Eyes—Surveillance in the Algorithm Age
Iason Athanasiadis talks to Petra Molnar about her new book on automated decision-making technologies that facilitate institutional violence while eliminating accountability.
The Hybrid—The Case of Michael Vatikiotis
Rana Haddad interviews hybrid hopscotching writer Michael Vatikiotis on his colorful life and work spanning continents.
Courage and Compassion, a Memoir of War and its Aftermath
Nektaria Anastasiadou reviews polyglot Tony Molho's memoir about the Holocaust in Greece and his family history.
Activism in the Landscape: Environmental Arts & Resistance in Palestine
The uprooting of olive trees by Israel is both symbolic and real, destroying Palestinians' right to live with shelter, safety, and dignity.
The Queer Arab Glossary —A Review
A book challenging myths and stereotypes about sexuality in the Arab world, exploring the language of queerness in the region.