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With Brecht, Rabih Mroué & Lina Majdalanie Deconstruct Fascism

With Brecht, Rabih Mroué & Lina Majdalanie Deconstruct Fascism

The new Lebanese performance, "Four Walls and a Roof," uses trial testimony, humor, and Eisler-Brecht songs to address...

APRIL 11, 2025 • By Malu Halasa
Upheavals of Beauty and Oppression in The Oud Player of Cairo

Upheavals of Beauty and Oppression in The Oud Player of Cairo

Jasmin Attia's novel vividly portrays Egypt and Cairo by beautifully conjuring music and sound through descriptive prose.

JUNE 28, 2024 • By Tala Jarjour
World Picks from the Editors: Feb 23 — Mar 7

World Picks from the Editors: Feb 23 — Mar 7

TMR editors highlight the best events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from around the globe.

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 • By TMR
Cem Kaya on the Sound of Turkey in Germany

Cem Kaya on the Sound of Turkey in Germany

Necati Sönmez, a Berlin film critic and curator, reviews the new music documentary from German-Turkish director Cem Kaya.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi
Exile, Music, Hope & Nostalgia Among Berlin’s Arab Immigrants

Exile, Music, Hope & Nostalgia Among Berlin’s Arab Immigrants

Cultural historian Diana Abbani meditates on music among Berlin's Arab immigrants.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Diana Abbani
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