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For Our 50th Issue, Writers Reflect on Going Home

For Our 50th Issue, Writers Reflect on Going Home

In the 50th issue of The Markaz Review, diverse writers explore the return home in creative nonfiction, fiction...

MAY 2, 2025 • By TMR
“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes

“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes

A celebration quickly spirals into a lifetime of trauma when an unforeseen 'head' makes a shocking appearance.

DECEMBER 6, 2024 • By Natasha Tynes
Arab Shakespeare?

Arab Shakespeare?

Georgina Van Welie, co-founder of Sabab theatre, shares her perspective on the "Arab" Shakespeare Trilogy for the first...

JUNE 7, 2024 • By Georgina Van Welie
Memory Archive: Between Remembering and Forgetting

Memory Archive: Between Remembering and Forgetting

Mai Al-Nakib explores memory, forgetting, and writing through the lenses of Woolf, Proust, and a Wim Wenders film.

MAY 3, 2024 • By Mai Al-Nakib
Atom Bombs and Earthquakes: Changing Arabian Culture Via Architecture

Atom Bombs and Earthquakes: Changing Arabian Culture Via Architecture

T.H. Shalaby maps out and questions architectural planning in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023 • By T.H. Shalaby
Mohamed Al Mufti, Architect and Painter of Our Time

Mohamed Al Mufti, Architect and Painter of Our Time

Nicole Hamouche visits artist and architect at his Beirut studio, whose work reflects on Damascus' and Beirut’s political...

NOVEMBER 5, 2023 • By Nicole Hamouche
On Fathers, Daughters and the Genocide in Gaza 

On Fathers, Daughters and the Genocide in Gaza 

The war on Gaza and Hamas reminds Palestinian American poet Deema K. Shehabi of her father and stories...

OCTOBER 30, 2023 • By Deema K Shehabi
On Ice—fiction from Malu Halasa

On Ice—fiction from Malu Halasa

In an excerpt from an unpublished novella by Malu Halasa, ice skating in the desert is more than...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Hayat and the Rain—fiction from Mona Alshammari

Hayat and the Rain—fiction from Mona Alshammari

The power of the imagination may not be enough to save a young girl’s hopes when faced with...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Mona Al-Shammari
Signs of the Times: Rising Conservatism in Kuwait

Signs of the Times: Rising Conservatism in Kuwait

Mai Al-Nakib, a writer in the country's capital, interprets the recent rise in conservatism in Kuwait as a...

FEBRUARY 27, 2023 • By Mai Al-Nakib
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