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Laughing for Change—Activist Theatre Tours Egypt

Laughing for Change—Activist Theatre Tours Egypt

Hara TV3 harnessed interactive theatre and comedy to address gender-based violence and FGM in Egypt writes its founder...

JUNE 7, 2024 • By Nada Sabet
Why FORGETTING?

Why FORGETTING?

What shall we forget and what shall we remember, and can forgetting also be a force for good?...

MAY 3, 2024 • By Malu Halasa
A Proustian Alexandria

A Proustian Alexandria

Claiming a past that never existed previously in the city, nostalgia overwhelms the inhabitants of Alexandria, writes Mohamed...

MAY 3, 2024 • By Mohamed Gohar
The Elephant in the Box

The Elephant in the Box

Revisiting her memories of Egypt's January 25 revolution, Asmaa Elgamal finds that denying common sense is the worst...

MAY 3, 2024 • By Asmaa Elgamal
“Cotton Flower”—a short story by Areej Gamal

“Cotton Flower”—a short story by Areej Gamal

Areej Gamal's translated short story from Egypt depicts a potted plant and forbidden love that become intertwined, with...

MAY 3, 2024 • By Areej Gamal
Four Books to Revolutionize Your Thinking

Four Books to Revolutionize Your Thinking

TMR's managing editor, Rana Asfour, offers four books to challenge the world as we know it.

MARCH 3, 2024 • By Rana Asfour
Rotten Evidence: Ahmed Naji Writes About Writing in Prison

Rotten Evidence: Ahmed Naji Writes About Writing in Prison

In tone, "Rotten Evidence" is cynical, bitterly funny, and oftentimes tender without ever being sentimental, writes Lina Mounzer.

FEBRUARY 12, 2024 • By Lina Mounzer
Tears of the Patriarch

Tears of the Patriarch

An exclusive excerpt from Dina Wahba's book "Counter Revolutionary Egypt" describes how the lachrymose president manipulates the public.

FEBRUARY 4, 2024 • By Dina Wahba
Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي

Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي

Mohammad Shawky Hassan reflects on the original story that informed the making of "Shall I Compare You to...

FEBRUARY 4, 2024 • By Mohammad Shawky Hassan
Four Poems by Alaa Hassanien from The Love That Doubles Loneliness

Four Poems by Alaa Hassanien from The Love That Doubles Loneliness

Emotions of modern romance are found in Alaa Hasanin’s "The Love That Doubles Loneliness," translated from Arabic by...

FEBRUARY 4, 2024 • By Alaa Hassanien
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