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."
The Imagination Interviews
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.
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: Two Poems
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha won the 2024 National Book Award for her latest collection of poems, "Something About Living."
Annahita Mahdavi West: Two Poems
Iranian American poet Annahita Mahdavi West presents two poems, "Exile" and "City of War" from her book "Dusty Relic."
Darius Atefat-Peckham: Three Poems
Darius Atefat-Peckham’s debut poetry collection, "Book of Kin," follows a boy’s coming of age in the aftermath of a car accident.
Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home
A son of Hama — a former prisoner and now a TV correspondent — takes his first steps towards his country in over a decade.
Kareem’s Story, Excerpt from The Home I Worked to Make
A Syrian medical student from Damascus, forced into exile, shares his story with political scientist Wendy Pearlman — anonymously.
30 Recommended Books on Syria
TMR editors have compiled a list of 30 of their favorite titles on Syria, including novels, nonfiction and memoir.
سقط الأسد.. لم أكن أحلم
يكتب مذيع وصحفي سوري عن لحظة سقوط نظام الأسد، بعد أعوام من الحياة في المنفى خارج سوريا.
ﻫﻢ / ﻫﺆﻻء: ﻋﺮﻑ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺭ
ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻡ الدائم ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺸﻒ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺮء ﻓﻲ ﺑﺪﺍﻳﺔ ﻛﻞ ﺣﻮﺍﺭ ﻓﺮﻧﺴﻲ ﺷﺎﻗًﺎ ﻭﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺜﻴﺮ ﻟﻼﻫﺘﻤﺎﻡ.
ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﻛﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺎﺭﻳﺲ
ﻭﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ، ﺃﻋﺮﻑ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲء ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺎﺭﻳﺲ. ﺃﻧﺎﺭﺕ ﺍﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ ﺭﺍﺋﻌﺔ ﻭﺟﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻱ ﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﺫُﻛﺮﺕ ﻛﻠﻤﺔ ﺑﺎﺭﻳﺲ.
ﻗﺼﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻓﻴﺔ
ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺗﺘﺒﻊ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳﺨﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻜﻮﻓﻴﺔ، ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﻤﺔ ﻭﺣﺘﻰ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺻﺮﺓ، ﻳﻐﻮﺹ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻜﺸﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻫﻮﻳﺘﻬﺎ المتغيرة، ﻭﺗﻜﻴﻔﻬﺎ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻳﻴﺮ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻐﻴﺮﺓ. ﻭﻋﻼﻭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ، ﻳﺪﺭﺱ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺮ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻴﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﻬﻮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﺴﺎﻧﻴﺔ، ﻣﻊ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺪﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺻﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻮﺍﺟﻬﻬﺎ.
Escapism in Times of War—on Genre Fiction
In which our literary editor becomes your guide through TMR 47, a double issue packed with fiction and the last monthly issue of 2024.
“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction
A writer from Cairo imagines a chance encounter between two writers in Prague enamored of Kafka.