Palestine

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
Palestine and the Unspeakable

Palestine and the Unspeakable

Prefacing our special Palestine issue, senior editor Lina Mounzer attempts to express the horror that has become the...

OCTOBER 16, 2023 • By Lina Mounzer
Vera Tamari’s Lifetime of Palestinian Art

Vera Tamari’s Lifetime of Palestinian Art

Taline Voskeritchian extolls a Palestinian's lifetime commitment to art as a powerful testament to human resilience.

OCTOBER 16, 2023 • By Taline Voskeritchian
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story

Dalia Hatuqa reviews an intimate account of the "Jaba Bus" deaths that illuminates the harsh reality of living...

OCTOBER 16, 2023 • By Dalia Hatuqa
World Picks from the Editors, Oct 13 — Oct 27, 2023

World Picks from the Editors, Oct 13 — Oct 27, 2023

The editors of The Markaz Review recommends several world events from Oct 13 — Oct 27, 2023.

OCTOBER 12, 2023 • By TMR
Home: New Arabic Poems in Translation

Home: New Arabic Poems in Translation

Bilingual poems, in Arabic and English, from Iman Mersal (Egypt), Ines Abassi (Tunisia) and Ashjan Hendi (Saudi Arabia).

OCTOBER 11, 2023 • By Sarah Coolidge
Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Academic and novelist Layla AlAmmar interrogates her life's creative and scholarly achievements against the teachings of Edward Said.

OCTOBER 9, 2023 • By Layla AlAmmar
Fairouz: The Peacemaker and Champion of Palestine

Fairouz: The Peacemaker and Champion of Palestine

In her new book, Dima Issa argues that the influence of Lebanese vocal artist Fairouz on the Arab...

OCTOBER 1, 2023 • By Dima Issa
Saqi’s Revenant: Sahar Khalifeh’s Classic Nablus Novel Wild Thorns

Saqi’s Revenant: Sahar Khalifeh’s Classic Nablus Novel Wild Thorns

Noshin Bokth reviews a Palestinian literary classic set in Nablus about resignation and resistance under Israeli military occupation.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 • By Noshin Bokth
Laila Halaby’s The Weight of Ghosts is a Haunting Memoir

Laila Halaby’s The Weight of Ghosts is a Haunting Memoir

Thérèse Soukkar Chehade reviews Laila Halaby's memoir about coming to terms with the trauma of losing her first...

AUGUST 28, 2023 • By Thérèse Soukar Chehade
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