TMR 33 • Stories From The Markaz

Naar, Are You illuminated?

Naar, Are You illuminated?

A fiction that celebrates the indomitable spirit of women who embrace their agency.

JULY 2, 2023 • By Bint Magdaliyya
“Nadira of Tlemcen”—fiction from Abdellah Taïa

“Nadira of Tlemcen”—fiction from Abdellah Taïa

Sometimes you have to escape everything you know in order to become yourself.

JULY 2, 2023 • By Abdellah Taïa
Abortion Tale: On Our Ground

Abortion Tale: On Our Ground

In Ghadeer Ahmed's latest story, three women with no abortion rights refuse to be victims of exploitation and...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Ghadeer Ahmed
Hayat and the Rain—fiction from Mona Alshammari

Hayat and the Rain—fiction from Mona Alshammari

The power of the imagination may not be enough to save a young girl’s hopes when faced with...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Mona Al-Shammari
On Ice—fiction from Malu Halasa

On Ice—fiction from Malu Halasa

In an excerpt from an unpublished novella by Malu Halasa, ice skating in the desert is more than...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Tears from a Glass Eye—a story by Samira Azzam

Tears from a Glass Eye—a story by Samira Azzam

Samira Azzam was a Palestinian short story writer whose work influenced her more famous successor, Ghassan Kanafani.

JULY 2, 2023 • By Samira Azzam
Genesis and East Cairo—fiction from Shady Lewis Botros

Genesis and East Cairo—fiction from Shady Lewis Botros

In this excerpt from Shady Lewis Botros' latest novel, a child’s innocent counting game masks a disturbing reality.

JULY 2, 2023 • By Shady Lewis Botros
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