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Memoir in the Age of Narcissism

Memoir in the Age of Narcissism

What do we choose to remember, and what do we choose to forget? A special monthly issue devoted...

FEBRUARY 7, 2025 • By TMR
Beyond Rubble—Cultural Heritage and Healing After Disaster

Beyond Rubble—Cultural Heritage and Healing After Disaster

Art, activism, archaeology, and archiving are crucial for rebuilding and healing cities by combining the past and present.

AUGUST 23, 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Regarding the Photographs of Others—An Iraqi Journey Toward Remembering

Regarding the Photographs of Others—An Iraqi Journey Toward Remembering

Photographs of Iraqis imply doom due to generational violence, even in happy pictures.

MAY 3, 2024 • By Nabil Salih
Happy as an Arab in Paris

Happy as an Arab in Paris

Wanis El Kabbaj fondly reminisces about his father's elation while in Paris and the profound significance the city...

APRIL 1, 2024 • By Wanis El Kabbaj
Newly Re-Opened, Beirut’s Sursock Museum is a Survivor

Newly Re-Opened, Beirut’s Sursock Museum is a Survivor

Arie Amaya-Akkermans recounts the history of Beirut's museum, with its multiple destructions and resurrections.

JUNE 12, 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
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