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An Iranian Novelist Seeks the Truth About a Plane Crash

An Iranian Novelist Seeks the Truth About a Plane Crash

Novelist Négar Djavadi deploys non-fiction to question Iran's downing of an international flight out of Tehran.

JANUARY 15, 2024 • By Sepideh Farkhondeh
Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

As a solar power plant overtakes a Moroccan desert town, reconfiguring its visual and territorial makeup, there are...

JANUARY 15, 2024 • By Brahim El Guabli
Messages from Gaza Now / 3

Messages from Gaza Now / 3

Hell continues in a never-ending war, yet with sumud, the Palestinian people remain resourceful, remarkable and above all,...

JANUARY 8, 2024 • By Hossam Madhoun
Cyprus: Return to Petrofani with Ali Cherri & Vicky Pericleous

Cyprus: Return to Petrofani with Ali Cherri & Vicky Pericleous

Arie Amaya-Akkermans talks to Lebanese and Cypriot artists about their work on the divided island of Cyprus.

JANUARY 8, 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
The Apocalypse is a Dance Party

The Apocalypse is a Dance Party

Turkish artist Sena Başöz explores the metaphor of the magnolia and the advent of the apocalypse within the...

JANUARY 8, 2024 • By Sena Başöz
The Rebels of Football, Then and Now

The Rebels of Football, Then and Now

Justin Salhani argues that the "beautiful game" has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists and...

JANUARY 8, 2024 • By Justin Olivier Salhani
Our Picks of 2023, Along with Palestinian Art

Our Picks of 2023, Along with Palestinian Art

Though it ended on catastrophe, with the war in Gaza, the editors of The Markaz Review recall their...

JANUARY 1, 2024 • By TMR
Gaza Sunbirds: the Palestinian Para-Cyclists Who Won’t Quit

Gaza Sunbirds: the Palestinian Para-Cyclists Who Won’t Quit

Gaza's professional para-cycling team for amputee athletes rise above Gaza's darkest days through determination and excellence in sport.

DECEMBER 25, 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Jesus Was Palestinian, But Bethlehem Suspends Christmas

Jesus Was Palestinian, But Bethlehem Suspends Christmas

Had Jesus been born today he would be considered Palestinian, and his birth would have faced many obstacles...

DECEMBER 25, 2023 • By Ahmed Twaij
Meditations on Occupation, Architecture, Urbicide

Meditations on Occupation, Architecture, Urbicide

In Gaza, the rubble and ruin must remain in full view not only as evidence of war crimes,...

DECEMBER 25, 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
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