Syria

Why Isn’t Ghaith Abdul-Ahad a Household Name?

Why Isn’t Ghaith Abdul-Ahad a Household Name?

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the Iraqi correspondent's new memoir on Middle East wars and asks questions.

JULY 10, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
“The Long Walk of the Martyr”—fiction from Salar Abdoh

“The Long Walk of the Martyr”—fiction from Salar Abdoh

In Salar Abdoh’s new short story, Iranian militias return from war to a life and country to which...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Salar Abdoh
Artist at Work: Syrian Filmmaker Afraa Batous

Artist at Work: Syrian Filmmaker Afraa Batous

Journalist and filmmaker Dima Hamdan talks to the young Syrian director of the documentary "All Roads Lead to...

JUNE 26, 2023 • By Dima Hamdan
EARTH: Our Only Home

EARTH: Our Only Home

The editors explain why they chose the EARTH theme for the 32nd issue of The Markaz Review.

JUNE 4, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Turkey’s Earthquake as a Generational Disaster

Turkey’s Earthquake as a Generational Disaster

Sanem Su Avci looks at this year's destructive temblor and asks where can man go when he's being...

JUNE 4, 2023 • By Sanem Su Avci
From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting...

MAY 29, 2023 • By Chas Freeman, Jr.
Artist At Work: Maya Youssef Finds Home in the Qanun

Artist At Work: Maya Youssef Finds Home in the Qanun

Rana Asfour talks to Syrian-born and raised qanunist Maya Youssef, who now lives and teaches in the UK.

MAY 22, 2023 • By Rana Asfour
The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the film of a migrant story set in Greece that has just been nominated for...

MAY 8, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Broken Home: Britain in the Time of Migration

Broken Home: Britain in the Time of Migration

Malu Halasa tells the story of refugees seeking asylum in Britain who brave the dangerous waters of the...

MARCH 5, 2023 • By Malu Halasa
“Counter Strike”—a story by MK HARB

“Counter Strike”—a story by MK HARB

MK Harb, a writer from Beirut, remembers a tenuous sense of home as he searched for himself in...

MARCH 5, 2023 • By MK Harb
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