“Fatima and The Handsome Jew”—Excerpt from Ali Al-Muqri’s Novel
In "The Handsome Jew" the novelist from Yemen recounts a powerful yet tragic tale of forbidden love.
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War and Trauma in Yemen: Asim Abdulaziz’s “1941”
Farah Abdessamad considers generations of survivors in Yemen's first experimental film.
The Ignominy of Guantánamo: a History of Torture
Marian Janssen, biographer of a forthcoming volume on the flamboyant American poet Carolyn Kizer, reviews the new memoir by former prisoner Mansoor Adayfi.
The Victims of Discrimination Never Forget, in “The Forgotten Ones”
TMR reviews a film on discrimination in Israel and the original Jews of the Middle East and North Africa. The Forgotten Ones screened in October’s annual CINEMED festival in Montpellier and screens in the DOC NYC Fest on 11/09 (press screening), 11/14 and 11/15. More info.
Guantánamo Voices: True Accounts From the World’s Most Infamous Prison
Excerpt from Guantánamo Voices: True Accounts From the World’s Most Infamous Prison A graphic novel, edited by Sarah Mirk, with an introduction by Omar El Akkad Abrams ComicArts (June 2020) ISBN… Continue reading Guantánamo Voices: True Accounts From the World’s Most Infamous Prison
The Murals of Yemen’s Haifa Subay
Yemen street artist, activist and mother Haifa Subay speaks to Farah Abdessamad about the state of the country and her work.
In Yemen, Women are the Heroes
International aid worker and writer Farah Abdessamad has been traveling to Yemen for work since 2014. This is the first time she has written about her experiences there publicly.
The Revolution Sees its Shadow 10 Years Later
Mischa Geracoulis remembers Zahra's Paradise along with the Arab awakenings, George Floyd, Covid-19 and Groundhog Day.
Refugee from the War in Yemen
For those who know little about Yemen, sometimes learning about distant disaster through a human story is the best way to come to grips with it.
Fleeing oppression, Yemen—born Tasleem Mulhall Finds Herself in Art & Feminism
Yemen is where London-based artist and activist Tasleem Mulhall spent the first 15 years of her life and her roots remain firmly planted there. As she avows, “The culture and… Continue reading Fleeing oppression, Yemen—born Tasleem Mulhall Finds Herself in Art & Feminism