Cem Kaya on the Sound of Turkey in Germany
Necati Sönmez, a Berlin film critic and curator, reviews the new music documentary from German-Turkish director Cem Kaya.
The Imagination Interviews
The Mystery of Tycoon Michel Baida in Old Arab Berlin
Film curator and scholar Irit Neidhardt searches for clues to the Berlin disappearance of gramophone tycoon Michel Baida.
Unapologetic Palestinians, Reactionary Germans
Abir Kopty argues that German guilt is being used to silence Palestinians and others who protest on their behalf.
On Ali Yass’s Die Flut (The Flood)
Berlin-based Jordanian artist and curator Ala Younis interviews Iraqi artist Ali Yass on his new work.
Mohammad Shawky Hassan’s Ode to Queer Love in Berlin
Iskandar Abdalla reviews the new film "Shall I Compare you to A Summer’s Day?"
Photographer Mohamed Badarne (Palestine) and his U48 Project
Viola Shafik profiles Berlin-based Palestinian photographer Mohamed Badarne.
Shirin Mohammad: Portrait of an Artist Between Berlin & Tehran
Noushin Afzali profiles multimedia artist Shirin Mohammad, who glides back and forth between Berlin, Bremen and Tehran.
Exile, Music, Hope & Nostalgia Among Berlin’s Arab Immigrants
Cultural historian Diana Abbani meditates on music among Berlin's Arab immigrants.
After Marriage, Single Arab American Woman Looks for Love
Eman Quotah reviews the new poetry collection by Jordanian Palestinian American author Laila Halaby.
16 Formidable Lebanese Photographers in an Abbey
Nada Ghosn interviews the curator and Lebanese photographers exhibiting in the Abbey de Jumièges, north of Paris.
Al-Koni’s Tuareg Perspective on Islam’s Conquest of North Africa
Iason Athanasiadis reviews the new Ibrahim al-Koni translation of a story that recounts Islam's conquest of North Africa.
In Tunis, Art Reinvents and Liberates the City
Sarah Ben Hamadi explores street art, graffiti and the popular art scene in Tunis.
After Nine Years in Detention, an Iraqi is Finally Granted Asylum
Rana Asfour reviews the third novel from Dutch Iraqi writer Rodaan Al Galidi.
Two Syrian Brothers Find Themselves in “We Are From There”
Angélique Crux reviews the award-winning documentary from Lebanese filmmaker Wissam Tanios.
A Palestinian Musician Thrives in France: Yousef Zayed’s Journey
In her 10th music column for TMR, Melissa Chemam profiles Palestinian oud performer and percussionist Yousef Zayed, who lives in France.