refugees

From A World Not Ours to a Land Unknown

From A World Not Ours to a Land Unknown

Exiled Palestinian Mahdi Fleifel’s fiction debut "To a Land Unknown" provides a masterful bookend to his documentary on...

JUNE 13, 2025 • By Jim Quilty
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
Exile and Hope: Sudanese creatives and the question of home

Exile and Hope: Sudanese creatives and the question of home

Sudanese artists in exile are keeping their identity and heritage alive while they await the chance to return...

MAY 2, 2025 • By Ati Metwaly
Afghanistan’s Histories of Conflict, Resistance & Desires

Afghanistan’s Histories of Conflict, Resistance & Desires

A new exhibition unravels the entangled histories and cultures of Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Western Europe through...

MARCH 7, 2025 • By Jelena Sofronijevic
Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

A son of Hama — a former prisoner and now a TV correspondent — takes his first steps...

DECEMBER 13, 2024 • By Zaher Omareen
Featured Artists: “Barred From Home”

Featured Artists: “Barred From Home”

Refugee camps, control, and dispossessed lives by artists Heba Tannous, Mahmoud Alhaj, Tayseer Barakat, Alaa Albaba, and photographer...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 • By Malu Halasa
What Is Home?—Gazans Redefine Place Amid Displacement

What Is Home?—Gazans Redefine Place Amid Displacement

Continuously displaced Palestinians redefine "home" in Osama Kahlout’s surprising photographs from the war on Gaza.

MAY 31, 2024 • By Nadine Aranki
The Refugee Ocean—An Intriguing Premise

The Refugee Ocean—An Intriguing Premise

Natasha Tynes reviews the latest novel from Pauls Toutonghi, author of "Evel Knievel Days."

OCTOBER 30, 2023 • By Natasha Tynes
Lebanese Thespian Aida Sabra Blossoms in International Career

Lebanese Thespian Aida Sabra Blossoms in International Career

Acclaimed by French critics for her performance in Wajdi Mouawad’s "Mère," Aida Sabra stars in a play on...

OCTOBER 9, 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

Aliyeh Ataei's new story centers on a young woman exploring herself as a writer while choosing life in...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Aliyeh Ataei
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