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Meditations on Palestinian Exile and Return

Meditations on Palestinian Exile and Return

The essence of Palestinian resilience, survival, and resistance is rooted in dispossession, as noted by Dana El Saleh.

AUGUST 16, 2024 • By Dana El Saleh
“Kill the Music”—an excerpt from a new novel by Badar Salem

“Kill the Music”—an excerpt from a new novel by Badar Salem

In this excerpt from Badar Salem's "Deserted as a Crowded Room," Majdal falls in love with a West...

AUGUST 16, 2024 • By Badar Salem
Sahar Rabah—Two Poems From Gaza

Sahar Rabah—Two Poems From Gaza

A young poet and graduate of a Gaza university that is in ruins, Sahar Rabah looks forward to...

AUGUST 16, 2024 • By Sahar Rabah
SPECIAL KURDISH ISSUE: From Kurmanji to English, an Introduction to Selim Temo

SPECIAL KURDISH ISSUE: From Kurmanji to English, an Introduction to Selim Temo

To celebrate the forthcoming publication of Selim Temo's "Nightlands," we present an introductory essay and two poems from...

AUGUST 9, 2024 • By Zêdan Xelef
Woe to the Conquered: Selim Temo’s Nightlands

Woe to the Conquered: Selim Temo’s Nightlands

Kurdish poetry abounds but rarely appears in English. Jordan Elgrably reviews a bilingual English-Kurdish edition of Selim Temo's...

AUGUST 9, 2024 • By Jordan Elgrably
“Common Types of Melancholy”—fiction from Shalaw Habiba

“Common Types of Melancholy”—fiction from Shalaw Habiba

The Markaz Review presents a rare piece of prose in English translation from Kurdish writer Shalaw Habiba, translated...

AUGUST 9, 2024 • By Shalaw Habiba
Wandering and Endless Sorrow: Farhad Pirbal’s The Potato Eaters

Wandering and Endless Sorrow: Farhad Pirbal’s The Potato Eaters

Cory Oldweiler reviews the debut story collection by Farhad Pirbal, one of Kurdistan's iconic writers, now out from...

AUGUST 9, 2024 • By Cory Oldweiler
All That Rage: On Comma Press’ Egypt +100

All That Rage: On Comma Press’ Egypt +100

Alex Tan reviews a sci-fi anthology set in Egypt where all the writers aim to uplift the country...

AUGUST 2, 2024 • By Alex Tan
Nabil Kanso: Lebanon and the Split of Life—a Review

Nabil Kanso: Lebanon and the Split of Life—a Review

Sophie Kazan reviews a new book on the late Nabil Kanso, the Lebanese pacifist artist whose work depicted...

AUGUST 2, 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
World Picks from the Editors: AUGUST

World Picks from the Editors: AUGUST

Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by...

AUGUST 2, 2024 • By TMR
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