TMR 24 • Berlin

Why Berlin?

Why Berlin?

Editor Jordan Elgrably introduces the BERLIN issue guest editor, Viola Shafik, and more than a dozen new contributors...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Translating Walter Benjamin on Berlin, a German-Arabic Journey

Translating Walter Benjamin on Berlin, a German-Arabic Journey

Ahmed Farouk, the Arabic translator of Günter Grass, W. G. Sebald and Rosa Luxemburg, among others, struggles with...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Ahmed Farouk
“What Are You Doing in Berlin?”—a short story by Ahmed Awny

“What Are You Doing in Berlin?”—a short story by Ahmed Awny

Egyptian writer Ahmed Awny divigates between fiction and reality in this decentering short story.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Barrak Alzaid
“Another German”—a short story by Ahmed Awadalla

“Another German”—a short story by Ahmed Awadalla

An Egyptian refugee in Berlin, longing for a home of his own, hopes love is around the corner.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Shahd Alshammari
Kader Attia, Berlin Biennale’s Curator

Kader Attia, Berlin Biennale’s Curator

Melissa Chemam profiles contemporary Algerian-French artist Kader Attia as he discusses his role with the Berlin Biennale.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Two Women Artists Dialogue with Berlin and the Biennale

Two Women Artists Dialogue with Berlin and the Biennale

Viola Shafik profiles Jihan El-Tahiri and Myriam El Haïk, two Arab artists in the 2022 Berlin Biennale.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Karim Kattan
Ziad Kalthoum: Trajectory of a Syrian Filmmaker

Ziad Kalthoum: Trajectory of a Syrian Filmmaker

Film historian Viola Shafik interviews Syrian filmmaker Ziad Kalthoum about his peripatetic life in Syria and beyond.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Karim Kattan
My Berlin Triptych: On Museums and Restitution

My Berlin Triptych: On Museums and Restitution

Filmmaker and historian Viola Shafik muses on German art, colonialism and restitution in Berlin.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Viola Shafik
Phoneless in Filthy Berlin

Phoneless in Filthy Berlin

Maisan Hamdan, a single Palestinian woman, attempts to survive in Berlin without a cell phone.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Bakytiyar Ali
Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck

Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck

A serial entrepreneur, engineer and nomad settles in Berlin, only to start up an Egyptian food truck.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Mohamed Radwan
Scroll to Top