Arab Spring

The Egyptian Revolution and “The Republic of False Truths”

The Egyptian Revolution and “The Republic of False Truths”

Aimee Dassa Kligman reviews the latest novel from the exiled author of "The Yacoubian Building."

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 • By Youssef Manessa
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
“Ghodwa” or the Bitter Taste of the Unfinished Tunisian Revolution

“Ghodwa” or the Bitter Taste of the Unfinished Tunisian Revolution

Sarah Ben Hamadi reviews a new Tunisian feature film that weighs the successes and failures of the revolution.

MARCH 21, 2022 • By Juliana Francis Kelly
“A Tunisian Revolt” — the Rebel Power of Arab Comics

“A Tunisian Revolt” — the Rebel Power of Arab Comics

Writer-translator Nada Ghosn talks to the illustrator of a new graphic novel recounting one of Tunisia's earliest uprisings,...

FEBRUARY 21, 2022 • By I. Rida Mahmood
Why COMIX? An Emerging Medium of Writing the Middle East and North Africa

Why COMIX? An Emerging Medium of Writing the Middle East and North Africa

TMR’s guest editor Aomar Boum admires the growing movement of political cartooning in North Africa and the Middle...

AUGUST 15, 2021 • By Aomar Boum
Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”

Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”

Mohamed Kheir’s oneiric novel takes readers on a journey around Egypt after the failed Arab Spring.

AUGUST 8, 2021 • By Danielle Haque
Walls, Graffiti and Youth Culture in Egypt, Libya & Tunisia

Walls, Graffiti and Youth Culture in Egypt, Libya & Tunisia

Former Egypt and Turkey-based photographer Claudia Wiens documents street art of the Arab Spring.

MAY 14, 2021 • By Saleem Vaillancourt
Revolution Viewed from the Crow’s Nest of History

Revolution Viewed from the Crow’s Nest of History

Columnist Melissa Chemam argues we ought to take the long view on the Arab uprisings and remember the...

FEBRUARY 15, 2021 • By Melissa Chemam
Egypt’s Night of the Battle of Horses and Camels

Egypt’s Night of the Battle of Horses and Camels

Iason Athanasiadis shares his remembrance and unpublished photos from the decisive battle of the 18 days that shook...

FEBRUARY 14, 2021 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Why Non-Arabs Should Read Hisham Matar’s “The Return”

Why Non-Arabs Should Read Hisham Matar’s “The Return”

Jordan Elgrably finds that the family memoir of a Libyan American is one that we can all identity...

AUGUST 3, 2017 • By Jordan Elgrably
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