TMR 33 • Stories From The Markaz

Stories From The Markaz, Stories From the Center

Stories From The Markaz, Stories From the Center

TMR's literary editor introduces the 2023 double summer literary issue.

JULY 2, 2023 • By Malu Halasa
The Light at the End of the Tunnel

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

A moving testimony to life, death, and the human condition by an Egyptian journalist who was blessed, and...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Mohamed Aboelgheit
Arrival in the Dark—fiction from Alireza Iranmehr

Arrival in the Dark—fiction from Alireza Iranmehr

Away from prying eyes, two lonely people pass time together under the state of emergency that has become...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Alireza Iranmehr
“Here, Freedom”—fiction from Danial Haghighi

“Here, Freedom”—fiction from Danial Haghighi

A small town couple have a brutally honest conversation about marriage in light of the “Woman, Life, Freedom”...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Danial Haghighi
“The Cactus”—new fiction from Mohammed Al Naas

“The Cactus”—new fiction from Mohammed Al Naas

Can a man who loves a woman prove his mettle by taking proper care of a cactus that...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Mohammed Alnaas
“The Agency”—a story by Natasha Tynes

“The Agency”—a story by Natasha Tynes

A shrewd businesswoman runs a matchmaking agency in Amman that finds brides for male clients based on a...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Natasha Tynes
We Saw Paris, Texas—a story by Ola Mustapha

We Saw Paris, Texas—a story by Ola Mustapha

In Ola Mustapha's new story, a man falls for the seduction of a film and it becomes the...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Ola Mustapha
Rich and Poor People—fiction by Farah Ahamed

Rich and Poor People—fiction by Farah Ahamed

After her controlling husband dies, a wealthy woman obsesses over the neighborhood crows until her maid decides to...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Farah Ahamed
“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

Aliyeh Ataei's new story centers on a young woman exploring herself as a writer while choosing life in...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Aliyeh Ataei
Being Without Belonging: A Jewish Wedding in Abu Dhabi

Being Without Belonging: A Jewish Wedding in Abu Dhabi

Deborah Kapchan's introspection on belonging and faith on attending the first officially recognized Jewish wedding in the United...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Deborah Kapchan
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