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Hope Without Hope: Rojava and Revolutionary Commitment

Hope Without Hope: Rojava and Revolutionary Commitment

Matt Broomfield's new book explores the history of the Rojava revolution in Syrian Kurdistan as a model for...

JULY 11, 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Syrian Asylees in the US Risk Everything Going Home

Syrian Asylees in the US Risk Everything Going Home

U.S. asylees and refugees must consider the risks of visiting Syria against the lives they've established in the...

JULY 4, 2025 • By Rana Alsoufi
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
On Forgiveness and Path—an Exhibition in Damascus

On Forgiveness and Path—an Exhibition in Damascus

In post-regime Syria, forgiveness is not resolution—it’s a quiet demand for justice in the language of art.

APRIL 18, 2025 • By Robert Bociaga
Gaza, Sudan, Israel/Palestine Documentaries Show in Thessaloniki

Gaza, Sudan, Israel/Palestine Documentaries Show in Thessaloniki

Three documentaries screened in Thessaloniki shed light on conflicts often absent from international media headlines.

MARCH 28, 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Western Way of Genocide

The Western Way of Genocide

Gaza was meant from the start of the genocide to be bombed into rubble, to be made uninhabitable...

FEBRUARY 14, 2025 • By Chris Hedges
The Closed Door—Return to Syria

The Closed Door—Return to Syria

After 13 years away, writer Odai Al Zoubi returns to Syria following the Assad regime's collapse, aiming to...

FEBRUARY 7, 2025 • By Odai Al Zoubi
Chronicles of a Boy Manqué

Chronicles of a Boy Manqué

Growing up a "Boy Hassan" in Latakia, Rana Haddad refused to wear a dress and act like a...

FEBRUARY 7, 2025 • By Rana Haddad
Three Nights in Free Syria

Three Nights in Free Syria

Filmmaker Yasmin Fedda and arts activist Daniel Gorman share their reflections of a three-day visit to Syria early...

JANUARY 24, 2025 • By Yasmin Fedda
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
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