The Orchards of Basra, a novel by Mansoura Ez-Eldin Interlink Publishing 2025 ISBN 9781626499815 Mansoura Ez-Eldin’s The Orchards of Basra invites readers into a world of forgotten histories, lost wisdom, and […]
12 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, concerts and several new recommended books for September to add to your reading list.
29 AUGUST, 2025 • By TMR
The new feature from the Nasser brothers takes place in the context of Gaza's siege, but well before the present-day genocide.
29 AUGUST, 2025 • By Karim Goury
Maps are narratives of the past, present, and future, powerful chronicles of presence and absence, ownership and theft, truth and lies.
29 AUGUST, 2025 • By Mai Al-Nakib
How do you practice self-acceptance the next time your mother admonishes you over a cookie or your body in general?
22 AUGUST, 2025 • By Souseh
Palestinian embroidery is dynamic, and artists, designers, and makers are constantly finding new ways to innovate and reinterpret it.
22 AUGUST, 2025 • By Joanna Barakat
Our senior editor in Beirut, Lina Mounzer, relates intimately to the theme of TMR 53, having experienced civil war in Beirut.
Joelle M. Abi-Rached reflects on the failures of psychiatry and psychiatric language in addressing the trauma arising from mass violence.
5 September, 2025 • By Joelle Abi-Rached
After living in London and Beirut, Sara Shamma returned to Damascus, where her hyperrealistic paintings reflect the chaos of today’s world.
5 September, 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably
Christopher Merrill "is one of the most gifted, audacious, and accomplished poets of an extraordinary rich generation."—W. S. Merwin
31 AUGUST, 2025 • By Christopher Merrill
Mai Serhan is a Palestinian-Egyptian poet, writer, editor and translator. She is the author of, CAIRO: the undelivered letters and other titles.
31 AUGUST, 2025 • By Mai Serhan
After living in London and Beirut, Sara Shamma returned to Damascus, where her hyperrealistic paintings reflect the chaos of today’s world.
5 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably
Lina Mounzer interviews UN Special Rapporteur Michael Fakhri on Gaza, food and famine.
5 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
Essay
Mohammad Rabie conducts a poignant self-examination, reflecting on a lifetime of fear from childhood to adulthood and its impact on his life.
5 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By MOHAMMAD RABIE
CENTERPIECE
Joelle M. Abi-Rached reflects on the failures of psychiatry and psychiatric language in addressing the trauma arising from mass violence.
5 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By JOELLE ABI-RACHED
Fiction
A Christian woman in solitary confinement in a Pakistani prison is recognized as a voice of reason, even though others view her as mad.
5 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By FARAH AHAMED
Fiction
A drink at a pub, a conversation about psychoanalysis, madness, despair and pain—an encounter.
5 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By AYçA ÇUBUKçU
Fiction
Inspired by a famous Libyan folktale, “Azouz il-Gayla,” the tale intends to discipline children to keep them from playing outside during nap time.
5 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By SAFA ELNAILI
Essay
A former volunteer in Khartoum questions if "madness" is an illness or a rational response in a trauma-ridden country.
5 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By ROBERT BOCIAGA
