Saudi Arabia

Reading Between the Lines of Land

Reading Between the Lines of Land

Trekking through the diverse terrains of Britain, Norway, and Saudi Arabia, a geologist embarks on a journey of...

JULY 4, 2025 • By Manar Alsaif
Resilient Cartographies: Histories of the Persian Gulf

Resilient Cartographies: Histories of the Persian Gulf

History writing opens the door for the writers and their readers to see the Persian Gulf as a...

FEBRUARY 7, 2025 • By Todd Reisz
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: Two Poems

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: Two Poems

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha won the 2024 National Book Award for her latest collection of poems, "Something About Living."

DECEMBER 19, 2024 • By Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
Dune in 2024: A World Beyond Saving

Dune in 2024: A World Beyond Saving

The meta-narrative in Frank Herbert's Dune trilogy foresees the modern disaster of never-ending colonialism and a planet destroyed...

JULY 5, 2024 • By Ahmed Naji
“The Scent Censes” & “Elegy With Precious Oil” by Majda Gama

“The Scent Censes” & “Elegy With Precious Oil” by Majda Gama

Majda Gama shares with Poetry Markaz two poems from her award-winning book "The Call of Paradise."

FEBRUARY 4, 2024 • By Majda Gama
The Rebels of Football, Then and Now

The Rebels of Football, Then and Now

Justin Salhani argues that the "beautiful game" has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists and...

JANUARY 8, 2024 • By Justin Olivier Salhani
Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter

Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf travels to Saudi Arabia to take in a citywide festival that may have forever changed...

DECEMBER 18, 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
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
Art Curators as Public Intellectuals

Art Curators as Public Intellectuals

Naima Morelli talks to Rose Issa, Sara Raza, Farah Abushullaih and Alia Al-Senussi about art and intellectuals.

OCTOBER 1, 2023 • By Naima Morelli
World Picks From the Editors, Sept 29—Oct 15, 2023

World Picks From the Editors, Sept 29—Oct 15, 2023

A Markaz Review bi-weekly roundup of our editors' favorite selections from within the global arts and culture scene.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 • By TMR
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