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The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

An Athens native returns to Greece after a 20-year sojourn across the Mediterranean and Middle East, covering turmoil...

MARCH 5, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Curious Case of Middle Lebanon

The Curious Case of Middle Lebanon

Amal Ghandour, author of "This Arab Life," casts her penetrating gaze on the burdens of Lebanon, including the...

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 • By Amal Ghandour
Arab Women’s War Stories, Oral Histories from Lebanon

Arab Women’s War Stories, Oral Histories from Lebanon

Evelyne Accad reviews a new book on Lebanese women and war, a collection of oral stories told in...

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 • By Evelyne Accad
Sabyl Ghoussoub Heads for Beirut in Search of Himself

Sabyl Ghoussoub Heads for Beirut in Search of Himself

Adil Bouhelal reviews the new novel from the author of "Le Nez Juif" with its exploration of Lebanon...

JANUARY 23, 2023 • By Adil Bouhelal
On Lebanon and Lamia Joreige’s “Uncertain Times”

On Lebanon and Lamia Joreige’s “Uncertain Times”

Arie Amaya-Akkermans reflects on Lamia Joreige's "Uncertain Times," which represents the Lebanese wars and their aftermath.

JANUARY 23, 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Broken Glass, a short story

Broken Glass, a short story

When the society surrounding them begins to break down, a Beiruti family's troubles echo the macrocosm.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Sarah AlKahly-Mills
Fida Jiryis on Palestine in Stranger in My Own Land

Fida Jiryis on Palestine in Stranger in My Own Land

Diana Buttu, a Palestinian lawyer in Haifa, reviews the family memoir that evokes nearly a century of Palestinian...

NOVEMBER 28, 2022 • By Diana Buttu
For Electronica Artist Hadi Zeidan, Dance Clubs are Analogous to Churches

For Electronica Artist Hadi Zeidan, Dance Clubs are Analogous to Churches

For her 12th TMR music column, Melissa Chemam talks to eclectic electronica DJ/composer Hadi Zeidan.

OCTOBER 24, 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
Ziad Kalthoum: Trajectory of a Syrian Filmmaker

Ziad Kalthoum: Trajectory of a Syrian Filmmaker

Film historian Viola Shafik interviews Syrian filmmaker Ziad Kalthoum about his peripatetic life in Syria and beyond.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Karim Kattan
Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck

Kairo Koshary, Berlin’s Egyptian Food Truck

A serial entrepreneur, engineer and nomad settles in Berlin, only to start up an Egyptian food truck.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Mohamed Radwan
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