The Egyptian novelist and author of "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison" finds versions of Islam in...
JUNE 15, 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
A wayward daughter leaves Boston to spend a summer back home in Cairo, where she observes the decline...
JUNE 15, 2022 • By Amany Kamal Eldin
Nora Lester Murad reviews a "far-fetched" story of a marriage between a Palestinian Muslim and an American Jew.
MAY 16, 2022 • By Youssef Rakha
Register Here. The Markaz Review presents a roundtable conversation on Middle Eastern cuisine among contributors to the...
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Rana Asfour reviews Libyan-American author Hisham Matar's memoir of his time in Siena, Italy.
APRIL 25, 2022 • By TMR
Saliha Haddad reviews the third novel in English translation by Egyptian writer Hamdi Abu Golayyel.
APRIL 18, 2022 • By Reem Mouasher
An Egyptian American daughter recalls the enduring love her immigrant father harbored for Los Angeles and the American...
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 • By Noreen Moustafa
Jordan Elgrably reviews the recent feature film from directors Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf.
FEBRUARY 7, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Former prisoner and Egyptian writer in exile Ahmed Naji contemplates what it means to be a "brown writer"...
JANUARY 15, 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
Omar Foda draws on family lore and field work to weave together a satirical tale of ego and...
DECEMBER 15, 2021 • By Omar Foda
