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Fiction: “Skin Calluses” by Khalil Younes

Fiction: “Skin Calluses” by Khalil Younes

Syrian artist and writer Khalil Younes recalls the strained sexuality of Martyrs Square in Damascus.

MARCH 15, 2022 • By Khalil Younes
“The Translator” Brings the Syrian Dilemma to the Big Screen

“The Translator” Brings the Syrian Dilemma to the Big Screen

Jordan Elgrably reviews the recent feature film from directors Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf.

FEBRUARY 7, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Fiction from “Free Fall”: I fled the city as a murderer whose crime had just been uncovered

Fiction from “Free Fall”: I fled the city as a murderer whose crime had just been uncovered

TMR presents an exclusive excerpt from Abeer Esber's fourth novel, translated here by Nouha Homad, about a Damascene...

JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Abeer Esber
Temptations of the Imagination: how Jana Elhassan and Samar Yazbek transmogrify the world

Temptations of the Imagination: how Jana Elhassan and Samar Yazbek transmogrify the world

Rana Asfour provides an intimate look at two new Arab novels in translation, from Lebanese and Syrian authors.

JANUARY 10, 2022 • By TMR
Objective Brits, Subjective Syrians

Objective Brits, Subjective Syrians

"What a British person imagined Syria or the Middle East to be ... was more important than what...

DECEMBER 6, 2021 • By Rana Haddad
Interview With Prisoner X, Accused by the Bashar Al-Assad Regime of Terrorism

Interview With Prisoner X, Accused by the Bashar Al-Assad Regime of Terrorism

A Syrian refugee successfully resettled in Brussels shares part of his story.

OCTOBER 15, 2021 • By
The Limits of Empathy in Rabih Alameddine’s Refugee Saga

The Limits of Empathy in Rabih Alameddine’s Refugee Saga

The Wrong End of the Telescope a novel by Rabih Alameddine Grove Atlantic (Sept 2021) ISBN 9780802157805 Dima...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • By khulud khamis
Syria’s Ruling Elite— A Master Class in Wasta

Syria’s Ruling Elite— A Master Class in Wasta

Lawrence Joffe on how the al-Assad and Makhlouf families have mastered the art of control and corruption in...

JUNE 14, 2021 • By Lawrence Joffe
From Damascus to Birmingham, a Selected Glossary

From Damascus to Birmingham, a Selected Glossary

Frances Zaid describes in epistolary fashion the language barriers in her blooming relationship (leading to marriage and kids)...

MAY 14, 2021 • By Frances Zaid
Lost in Marseille

Lost in Marseille

The avant-garde musical duo of Catherine Estrade and Vincent Commaret connect Walter Benjamin with Damascus, Berlin and Marseille.

APRIL 17, 2021 • By Catherine Vincent
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