Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings
Malu Halasa offers an overview of three Middle Eastern films screening at the 2024 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London.
Malu Halasa offers an overview of three Middle Eastern films screening at the 2024 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London.
A short story by Jordanian writer Fadi Zaghout in which a traditional Jordanian "Jaha" ceremony takes place in the metaverse.
Hisham Bustani and Linda Al Khoury talk to TMR about their new bilingual book and the urban distortions they bear witness to in Amman, Jordan.
An exclusive excerpt from the new bilingual Arabic-English book "Waking Up to My Distorted City" by Hisham Bustani and Linda Al Khoury on the "urban" distortion of Amman.
Jordanian Rabee’ Zureikat is on a mission to restore severed links to the Arab past by reviving a musical heritage, one nay at a time.
In a dystopian world, thanks to AI, people no longer die because they can be upgraded to better and more functional forms.
Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting on the geopolitical chess table.
Reem Halasa profiles a handful of Arab women in Jordan who love to drive fast, compete and claim victory.
Katie Logan reviews a familiar coming-of-age story elevated by deep thinking about the nature of history, empire and narrative.
Amal Ghandour reviews the new book from the author of "Palestinian Walks," "Occupation Diaries" and "Strangers in the House."
In her Sudden Journeys column for February, Jenine Abboushi unfurls the Jordanian desert and mountains in the Wadi Feynan.
An excerpt from Inaan Kachachi's novel that laments the scattering of Iraqis across the world as a result of war and political oppression.
Mischa Geracoulis reviews dance music from the LA Armenian/Middle Eastern duo, Bei Ru and Krista Marina.
Writer, translator and artist Nouha Hamad tells three tales passed down as family legend connecting the 19th and 20th centuries.
Munir Atalla, the Brooklyn-based writer-director, recounts the story of a rather unusually happy, earnest man with a handicap and a skill.