Driving in Palestine Now is More Dangerous Than Ever
A Twitter post by Fadi Quran reveals the reality on the ground these days trying to get around the West Bank.
The Imagination Interviews
Inci Atrek’s Intercultural Novel—Holiday Country
Amy Omar explores her own Turkish American identity while relating to Turkish American writer Inci Atrek and her debut novel.
A Century of Sergei Parajanov: Conjurer of Cinematic Worlds
William Gourlay revisits the works of Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, who created cinematic moments from across Europe, the Caucasus and Western Asia.
Israel-Palestine: Peace Under Occupation?
Laëtitia Soula reports on a French trade union event that presented anti-colonialist writer and publisher Alain Gresh.
Messages from Gaza Now /4
Tragic and horrifying, Hossam Madhoun’s 'Messages from Gaza Now' is an invaluable eye witness account inside Gaza’s war zone.
Nothing out of the Ordinary: A Journalist’s West Bank Memories
Chloé Benoist, a French journalist and editor, writes of her time spent reporting from the West Bank.
Illuminated Reading for 2024: Our Anticipated Titles
Four editors at The Markaz Review share some of their most anticipated titles publishing in 2024.
Colors of the Diaspora: Alia Farid
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf reviews Alia Farid's first solo exhibition in the UK that draws a line between local traditions and global migrations.
“New Reasons”—a short story by Samira Azzam
In a translated tale from Palestine’s first lady of short stories, the newest technology exacts a toll on people ahead of their time.
War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel
Something beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.
An Iranian Novelist Seeks the Truth About a Plane Crash
Novelist Négar Djavadi deploys non-fiction to question Iran's downing of an international flight out of Tehran.
Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town
As a solar power plant overtakes a Moroccan desert town, reconfiguring its visual and territorial makeup, there are worries it might overshadow its rich cultural history.
Brian Turner: 3 Poems From Three New Books
After fighting in Iraq, and publishing "Here, Bullet," Brian Turner committed his life to poetry, and has a great deal to show for it.
Sarah Ghazal Ali: “Apotheosis,” “Mother of Nations” & “Sarai”
The young award-winning poet Sarah Ghazal Ali shares three poems from her book "Apotheosis" published by Alice James publishing.
Palestinian Artists
The war reminds us that Palestinians are also artists and not merely people perishing under the bombs and mortars.