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“Fatima and The Handsome Jew”—Ali Al-Muqri

“Fatima and The Handsome Jew”—Ali Al-Muqri

In "The Handsome Jew" the novelist from Yemen recounts a powerful yet tragic tale of forbidden love.

AUGUST 15, 2022 • By Ali al-Muqri
Attack on Salman Rushdie is Shocking Tip of the Iceberg

Attack on Salman Rushdie is Shocking Tip of the Iceberg

An attack on one writer anywhere is an attack on freedom of expression everywhere.

AUGUST 15, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Letter to the Editor Re “Questionable Thinking on Syria”

Letter to the Editor Re “Questionable Thinking on Syria”

Dr. Abdullah Chahin, author of a book on the Syrian quagmire, responds to the TMR review of his...

AUGUST 15, 2022 • By Mai Al-Nakib
Who is Poet-Translator Mbarek Sryfi?

Who is Poet-Translator Mbarek Sryfi?

Jordan Elgrably paints a portrait of a translingual Moroccan American who champions the inbetween.

AUGUST 8, 2022 • By
Hot Summer Playlist: “Diaspora Dreams” Drops

Hot Summer Playlist: “Diaspora Dreams” Drops

Mischa Geracoulis reviews dance music from the LA Armenian/Middle Eastern duo, Bei Ru and Krista Marina.

AUGUST 8, 2022 • By Alia Mossallam
Questionable Thinking on the Syrian Revolution

Questionable Thinking on the Syrian Revolution

Critic Fouad Mami suggests that a Syrian author may be guilty of pseudo-thinking in service of the counterrevolution.

AUGUST 1, 2022 • By Jean Lamore
Poem for Tunisia: “Court of Nothing”

Poem for Tunisia: “Court of Nothing”

Farah Abdessamad responds to Tunisia's July 25 constitutional referendum with a poem for her country.

AUGUST 1, 2022 • By Danielle Haque
Tunisia—Towards the End of the Dream of Democracy

Tunisia—Towards the End of the Dream of Democracy

Our columnist on the ground in Tunis, Emna Mizouni, reluctantly reports that Tunisia's fragile democracy appears doomed.

AUGUST 1, 2022 • By Raja Shehadeh
Independent Algeria 60 Years Later: The Untold Story

Independent Algeria 60 Years Later: The Untold Story

Algerian critic Fouad Mami parses his nation's history and independence from France, on Algeria's 60th anniversary.

JULY 25, 2022 • By Fouad Mami
Poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s “Dasht-e-Tanhai”—A Desert Soundscape

Poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s “Dasht-e-Tanhai”—A Desert Soundscape

Multimedia artist Mara Ahmed translates and reads Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Urdu classic, composed while in prison.

JULY 25, 2022 • By Mara Ahmed
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