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Museums in Exile—MO.CO’s show for Chile, Sarajevo & Palestine

Museums in Exile—MO.CO’s show for Chile, Sarajevo & Palestine

Jordan Elgrably tours the MO.CO exhibition in Montpellier devoted to the people of Chile, Sarajevo and Palestine.

DECEMBER 12, 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
We Read/Discuss Out of Mesopotamia, the novel by Salar Abdoh, and Meet the Author

We Read/Discuss Out of Mesopotamia, the novel by Salar Abdoh, and Meet the Author

THE JANUARY BOOKGROUP SELECTION IS is Out of Mesopotamia, by Salar Abdoh (no bookgroup meeting in December). The discussion...

NOVEMBER 28, 2022 • By Biswajit Sengupta
You Don’t Have to Be A Super Hero to Be a Heroine

You Don’t Have to Be A Super Hero to Be a Heroine

In the new issue of TMR, the editors present their case for everyday women achieving the extraordinary as...

OCTOBER 15, 2022 • By TMR
Ziad Kalthoum: Trajectory of a Syrian Filmmaker

Ziad Kalthoum: Trajectory of a Syrian Filmmaker

Film historian Viola Shafik interviews Syrian filmmaker Ziad Kalthoum about his peripatetic life in Syria and beyond.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 • By Karim Kattan
Abundant Middle Eastern Talent at the ’22 Avignon Theatre Fest

Abundant Middle Eastern Talent at the ’22 Avignon Theatre Fest

Nada Ghosn revels in the artistry of Palestinian, Iranian, Lebanese, Afghan and other playwrights and performers in Avignon...

JULY 18, 2022 • By I. Rida Mahmood
War and Trauma in Yemen: Asim Abdulaziz’s “1941”

War and Trauma in Yemen: Asim Abdulaziz’s “1941”

Farah Abdessamad considers generations of survivors in Yemen's first experimental film.

JULY 15, 2022 • By Danielle Haque
Art Film Depicts the Landlocked Drama of Nagorno-Karabakh

Art Film Depicts the Landlocked Drama of Nagorno-Karabakh

Taline Voskeritchian reviews the latest film from Nora Martirosyan about the tiny country fought over by Armenia and...

MAY 2, 2022 • By Abbas Baydoun
Nowruz and The Sins of the New Day

Nowruz and The Sins of the New Day

Guest columnist Maha Tourbah considers the advent of the Spring Equinox, Zoroastrian Nowruz and hopes for peace.

MARCH 21, 2022 • By Micaela Amateau Amato
Fiction: “Skin Calluses” by Khalil Younes

Fiction: “Skin Calluses” by Khalil Younes

Syrian artist and writer Khalil Younes recalls the strained sexuality of Martyrs Square in Damascus.

MARCH 15, 2022 • By Khalil Younes
“There’s Nothing Worse Than War”

“There’s Nothing Worse Than War”

Letter from the Editor: Russia’s Attack on Ukraine seen from European and Middle Eastern Vantage Points

FEBRUARY 24, 2022 • By
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