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A Jewish Meditation on the Palestinian Genocide

A Jewish Meditation on the Palestinian Genocide

A Jewish American has been afraid to express her reservations and criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, but...

NOVEMBER 15, 2024 • By Sheryl Ono
The Haunting Reality of Beirut, My City

The Haunting Reality of Beirut, My City

Roger Assaf's poetic script for Jocelyne Saab's 1982 film about the siege of Beirut puts one in mind...

NOVEMBER 8, 2024 • By Roger Assaf
“Deferred Sorrow”—fiction from Haidar Al Ghazali

“Deferred Sorrow”—fiction from Haidar Al Ghazali

In Haidar Al Ghazali's short story, a Palestinian father during the war on Gaza makes an impossible choice.

JULY 5, 2024 • By Haidar Al Ghazali
Is Amin Maalouf’s Latest Novel, On the Isle of Antioch, a Parody?

Is Amin Maalouf’s Latest Novel, On the Isle of Antioch, a Parody?

Farah-Silvana Kanan questions whether, in this novel, the Franco-Lebanese master is at the height of his powers, or...

JUNE 14, 2024 • By Farah-Silvana Kanaan
Dare Not Speak—a One-Act Play

Dare Not Speak—a One-Act Play

A stage director declines producing a play about a child tragically murdered during a genocide, fearing she may...

JUNE 7, 2024 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak
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
Israel’s Environmental and Economic Warfare on Lebanon

Israel’s Environmental and Economic Warfare on Lebanon

Beyond the physical dimension of the current war on Southern Lebanon exists an economic and environmental dimension that...

MARCH 3, 2024 • By Michelle Eid
Genocide: “That bell can’t be unrung. That thought can’t be unthunk.”

Genocide: “That bell can’t be unrung. That thought can’t be unthunk.”

After the ICJ ruling on Israel, it is in its best interests to redefine its cause to one...

MARCH 3, 2024 • By Amal Ghandour
Issam Kourbaj’s Love Letter to Syria in Cambridge

Issam Kourbaj’s Love Letter to Syria in Cambridge

A blood-red line drawn across the form of Syria seems to confirm the nonsensical nature of the country’s...

FEBRUARY 12, 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Shoot That Poison Arrow to My Heart: The LSD Editorial

Shoot That Poison Arrow to My Heart: The LSD Editorial

Our literary editor, Malu Halasa, introduces TMR 38 • LSD, our Love, Sex and Desire issue, published ahead of...

FEBRUARY 4, 2024 • By Malu Halasa
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