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Clashing Cultures and Gender Politics in The Persian Version

Clashing Cultures and Gender Politics in The Persian Version

Bavand Karim reviews "The Persian Version," a 2023 American comedy drama film directed and written by Maryam Keshavarz.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023 • By Bavand Karim
What’s in a Ceasefire?

What’s in a Ceasefire?

For Gaza, the terms “humanitarian pause” and “ceasefire” may not be enough and might even be used as...

NOVEMBER 20, 2023 • By Adrian Kreutz
The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan

The Fiction of Palestine’s Ghassan Zaqtan

Cory Oldweiler reviews three novellas by Bethlehem born and raised, Ramallah-based poet and writer Ghassan Zaqtan.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023 • By Cory Oldweiler
War and Art: A Lebanese Photographer and His Protégés

War and Art: A Lebanese Photographer and His Protégés

War and documentary photographer Maher Attar opens the Art District in Beirut to nurture other artists and beauty.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023 • By Nicole Hamouche
My Love for Derna: Interview with Libyan Writer Mahbuba Khalifa

My Love for Derna: Interview with Libyan Writer Mahbuba Khalifa

A Libyan writer from Derna laments the floods that came not long after she devoted a short story...

NOVEMBER 13, 2023 • By Naima Morelli
Beautiful October 7th Art Belies the Horrors of War

Beautiful October 7th Art Belies the Horrors of War

UC Irvine scholar and author on the Middle East Mark LeVine warns the Gaza war is biting off...

NOVEMBER 13, 2023 • By Mark LeVine
World Picks from the Editors: Nov 07 – Nov 24

World Picks from the Editors: Nov 07 – Nov 24

The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several world events.

NOVEMBER 10, 2023 • By TMR
Remembering Khaled Khalifa on the 40th Day

Remembering Khaled Khalifa on the 40th Day

For the 40th day from his death, Youssef Rakha considers fellow writer Khaled Khalifa in the context of...

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 • By Youssef Rakha
Palestine’s Pen against Israel’s Swords of Injustice

Palestine’s Pen against Israel’s Swords of Injustice

Novelist Mai Al-Nakib opines that despite the bombs and the bullets, Arab voices and cultural narratives are on...

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 • By Mai Al-Nakib
Editors’ Palestinian Lit List

Editors’ Palestinian Lit List

The editors of The Markaz Review recommended 20 of the best contemporary Palestinian novels, story collections and nonfiction.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 • By TMR
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