The Markaz Review responds to the results of the 2024 US presidential election, in which Donald Trump prevailed over Kamala Harris.
08 NOVEMBER, 2024 • By JORDAN ELGRABLYRoger Assaf's poetic script for Jocelyne Saab's 1982 film about the siege of Beirut puts one in mind of today's stark reality in Lebanon.
08 NOVEMBER, 2024 • By ROGER ASSAFLetters from a displaced Lebanese poet today to civil war-era actor-director Roger Assaf evoke Beirut in 1982, 2006 and 2024.
08 NOVEMBER, 2024 • By ZEINA HASHEM BECKMultimedia and performing artists gather in Marseille for the 8th Biennale "Sin," on how to be a Palestinian artist after October 7th.
01 NOVEMBER, 2024 • By NINA HUBINETLong-time diasporic translators discuss the art of translation, from Arabic to English, identifying intersections and divergences along their paths.
25 OCTOBER, 2024 • By YASMEEN HANOOSHA year after committing ethnic cleansing, Azerbaijan prepares to host COP29 with little pushback from mainstream media.
25 OCTOBER, 2024 • By LUCINE KASBARIANFilm and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
25 OCTOBER, 2024 • By TMRIason Athanasiadis talks to Petra Molnar about her new book on automated decision-making technologies that facilitate institutional violence while eliminating accountability.
18 OCTOBER, 2024 • By IASON ATHANASIADISRana Haddad interviews hybrid hopscotching writer Michael Vatikiotis on his colorful life and work spanning continents.
18 OCTOBER, 2024 • By RANA HADDADNektaria Anastasiadou reviews polyglot Tony Molho's memoir about the Holocaust in Greece and his family history.
18 OCTOBER, 2024 • By NEKTARIA ANASTASIADOUKarim Goury reviews "Tatami," a sports combat film depicting the conflict between suppressive male law and individual female empowerment.
11 OCTOBER, 2024 • By KARIM GOURYHistoric Palestine has always been a fertile agricultural land, a space of spirituality, and where wine was born and celebrated.
11 OCTOBER, 2024 • By FADI KATTAN