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Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Malu Halasa offers an overview of three Middle Eastern films screening at the 2024 Human Rights Watch Film...

MARCH 11, 2024 • By Malu Halasa
World Picks from the Editors: Mar 8 — Mar 22

World Picks from the Editors: Mar 8 — Mar 22

TMR editors highlight the best events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from around the globe.

MARCH 9, 2024 • By TMR
Messages from Gaza Now / 5

Messages from Gaza Now / 5

A first-person account reveals the nightmare Gaza has become, where every safe zone is carpet-bombed, shelled, sniped by...

FEBRUARY 26, 2024 • By Hossam Madhoun
New Palestinian Poster Art Responds to War and Apartheid

New Palestinian Poster Art Responds to War and Apartheid

Curator Nadine Aranki presents posters by new and established artists, writers and graphic designers, in the service of...

FEBRUARY 26, 2024 • By Nadine Aranki
World Picks from the Editors: Feb 23 — Mar 7

World Picks from the Editors: Feb 23 — Mar 7

TMR editors highlight the best events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from around the globe.

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 • By TMR
Eyeliner: A Cultural History by Zahra Hankir—A Review

Eyeliner: A Cultural History by Zahra Hankir—A Review

Nazli Tarzi reviews a book that challenges the uncritical view of eyeliner as a mere “exercise in vanity”...

FEBRUARY 19, 2024 • By Nazli Tarzi
The Oath of Cyriac: Recovery or Spin?

The Oath of Cyriac: Recovery or Spin?

In Olivier Bourgeois' docudrama "The Oath of Cyriac," professionals and volunteers race to preserve the Aleppo collection.

FEBRUARY 19, 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Issam Kourbaj’s Love Letter to Syria in Cambridge

Issam Kourbaj’s Love Letter to Syria in Cambridge

A blood-red line drawn across the form of Syria seems to confirm the nonsensical nature of the country’s...

FEBRUARY 12, 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Rotten Evidence: Ahmed Naji Writes About Writing in Prison

Rotten Evidence: Ahmed Naji Writes About Writing in Prison

In tone, "Rotten Evidence" is cynical, bitterly funny, and oftentimes tender without ever being sentimental, writes Lina Mounzer.

FEBRUARY 12, 2024 • By Lina Mounzer
World Picks from the Editors: Feb 9 — Feb 22

World Picks from the Editors: Feb 9 — Feb 22

A selection of events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from the editors of TMR.

FEBRUARY 9, 2024 • By TMR
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