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Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, and concerts \u2026 TMR World Picks run the gamut \u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
We welcome your suggestions:\u00a0<\/span>editor@themarkaz.org<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n

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\"Jonathan<\/a>
Jonathan Kuttab at the Palestine Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Moral Issue of Our Time: Palestine \u2014 a talk by Jonathan Kuttab<\/h4>\n

June 29, Zoom & in-person at the Palestine Museum \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

International human rights attorney Jonathan Kuttab, co-founder of Nonviolence International and (with Raja Shehadeh) Al-Haq, the independent Palestinian human rights group, will share his visions of non-violent conflict resolution, challenging both Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism in pursuit of a one democratic state in Palestine\/Israel. Kuttab, a resident of East Jerusalem, headed the legal committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the PLO.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Middle East Now Festival<\/h4>\n

July 1, 8, 15 & 22 \u2014 Apriti Cinema, Piazza Pitti, Florence \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Middle East Now festival of cinema, documentaries, visual arts, music, culinary events and meetings is offering a selection of four films from Palestine, Iran, Lebanon and Egypt as part of its summer programming. The film screenings include <\/span>Passing Dreams<\/span><\/i> by Rashid Masharawi (Palestine, Sweden, France, Canada, Saudi Arabia, 2024), <\/span>Boomerang<\/span><\/i> by Shahab Fatouhi (Iran, Germany 2024), <\/span>A Man Fell<\/span><\/i> by Giovanni C. Lorusso (Italy, Lebanon, France, Colombia, 2024), and <\/span>The Settlement<\/span><\/i> by Mohamed Rashad (Egypt, 2025). Admission is free.<\/span> Registration is also open to participate in the 16th edition of the Middle East Now festival (7\u201312 October 2025). The festival is selecting feature films, documentaries, short films, and animated films produced in 2023, 2024, and 2025, from all countries in the Middle East. The deadline is July 31. Check out the submission form <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Amman<\/a>
Amman Intl Film Festival<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amman International Film Festival<\/h4>\n

July 2 \u2014 10, Amman, various locations \u2014 more info<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amman International Film Festival \u2013 Awal Film (AIFF) is aimed at debut achievements in film from all over the world, with a focus on Arab cinema. In addition to its screening program, which highlights originality and strength of form in the use of film as a medium, a program of film industry events including master classes, seminars, pitching sessions and discussions with directors and film-stars is organized to stimulate aspiring filmmakers in Jordan and the region. <\/span>The aim, according to its president HRH Princess Rym Ali, is: \u201cDeveloping and promoting an Arab cinema that reflects the creativity of the region and tackles the issues that are prevalent today.\u201d For the full schedule, see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Marcel<\/a>
Marcel Khalife in concert at The Barbican.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Legacy Tour: Marcel Khalife<\/h4>\n

July 5, The Barbican Hall, London \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Lebanon\u2019s leading classical composer and oud virtuoso <\/span>Marcel Khalife<\/span><\/a>, his son Rami Khalife (pianist\/composer), and nephew Sary Khalife (cellist\/composer) will perform a cross-generational musical journey that celebrates their family’s artistic heritage. Fusing traditional Arabic music with innovative contemporary compositions, the performance, featuring both full-band arrangements and individual solos, is organized by Marsm and Art Stage. At the age of 69, Khalife has long represented a figure of liberation for many of his fellow citizens, symbolizing a powerful mix of musical and political freedom while receiving international recognition for his regional music. As a UNESCO ambassador, he risked his life by performing amidst bombing raids during the Lebanese Civil War, contributed prize money to humanitarian efforts, and continuously spoken out against corruption, government injustice, and misconceptions about Islam in the West.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a>
Frontline Club screening<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Screening + Q&A: Turkey\u2019s Hidden War<\/i><\/h4>\n

July 10, Frontline Club, London \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The BBC Eye Investigations reveals Turkey’s military expansion in northern Iraq, focusing on its long-standing conflict with the PKK, a Turkish-Kurdish militant group. The <\/span>film<\/span><\/a> highlights how Turkey’s military presence has increased significantly, suggesting it is moving towards occupying Iraqi land. Using satellite imagery, the investigation reveals more than 130 Turkish military bases, highlighting Turkey’s de facto control over extensive regions of Iraqi territory. It also sheds light on the human impact of these military operations, detailing how the establishment of Turkish bases has disrupted livelihoods and restricted access to agricultural lands. The investigation raises concerns about the Kurdish Democratic Party’s complicity in obstructing justice for victims, and reveals criticism of local authorities for failing to accurately document casualties and register them as martyrs and avoiding acknowledgement of Turkey\u2019s responsibility. The Q&A panel hosts will be Simona Foltyn, Dr. Renad Mansour, and Amberin Zaman.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Palestine<\/a>
Palestine-1<\/em> <\/a>launches in Liverpool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Book Launch: Palestine -1: Stories from a year before the Nakba<\/i><\/h4>\n

July 16, the Bluecoat, Liverpool \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Comma Press’s upcoming anthology,\u00a0<\/span>Palestine-1<\/span><\/i><\/a>, delves into the pivotal event that has shaped Israel’s 77-year-long occupation of Palestine: the Nakba of 1948. Serving as a prequel to Comma’s acclaimed 2019 anthology of science fiction, <\/span>Palestine + 100<\/span><\/a><\/em>, <\/span>this collection invites ten Palestinian authors to reimagine the events leading up to the tragedy of 1948, along with its immediate and lasting effects, again all through the lens of fantastical, supernatural, and speculative themes. Each contributor has ties to those who were forcibly displaced during the Nakba, which allows them to explore and reinterpret that trauma in new ways. The panel includes Mazen Maarouf and Anwar Hamed, alongside the anthology\u2019s editor, Basma Ghalayini. Ra Page, the founder of Comma Press, will lead the discussion. The event is part of the <\/span>Liverpool Arab Arts Festival<\/span><\/a>, taking place from July 11\u201320 at various venues. See here<\/a> for full festival line-up<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Elif<\/a>
Elif Shafak<\/a> presents her new novel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elif Shafak: The Forty Rules of Love<\/i><\/h4>\n

July 16, the Conduit, London \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Whether revisiting Elif Shafak\u2019s novel <\/span>The Forty Rules of Love<\/span><\/i><\/a> or discovering it for the first time, the award-winning British-Turkish writer, whose work has been translated into 58 languages, will be in conversation with publisher, curator, and writer Sarah Shin. The novel, named as one of the BBC\u2019s 100 Novels that Shaped Our World, is a tale of discovery, language, truth, and love itself that incarnates Rumi’s timeless message exploring the inner conflict within medieval Islam between conservatives and Sufis.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Who<\/a>
Who Killed Shireen Abu Akleh and who ordered<\/em> her killing?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Screening: Who Killed Shireen?<\/i><\/h4>\n

July 24, Frontline Club, London \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

A 40-minute investigative documentary, released this May, investigates the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, the first Palestinian-American journalist to be shot dead by Israeli forces in the Occupied West Bank, on May 11, 2022. From Jenin and Jerusalem to Washington, DC, the film offers shocking new revelations about Abu Akleh ‘s killing and exposes the cover-up around her death from both the Israeli and American governments. The documentary, produced by <\/span>Zeteo<\/span><\/a>, alleges that the soldier, who had been on his first combat tour in the West Bank, fired the fatal shot during an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Jenin. <\/span>Who Killed Shireen<\/span><\/i> also highlights concerns over a lack of accountability and criticizes US inaction in holding Israel responsible for the killing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Nashashibi<\/a>
Gallery view of the Rosalind Nashashibi exhibit in Zurich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rosalind Nashashibi: Tender Horse<\/i><\/h4>\n

Ongoing \u2014 July 25, Galerie Urs Meile Zurich, R\u00e4mistrasse \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Rosalind Nashashibi is a London-based Palestinian artist renowned for her work in both film and painting. Over the past five years, she has focused primarily on painting, which frequently examines ordinary life, human connections, and socio-political issues. By capturing fleeting, dream-like moments, her image-making\u00a0 resists categorizations and invites a range of interpretations and associations. <\/span>Tender Horse<\/span><\/i>, a recent collection of her paintings, marks her first solo exhibition at Galerie Urs Meile on R\u00e4mistrasse.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Author<\/a>
Author Dalia Al-Dujalii.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Book Talk: Babylon, Albion<\/i> by Dalia Al-Dujaili<\/h4>\n

July 29, Southbank Center, London \u2014 more info<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Babylon, Albion: A Personal History of Myth and Migration, <\/span><\/i>published this year by Saqi Books,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>offers a reflection on belonging, not only to a place or a people, but to the stories that bind them together.\u00a0 Speaking about her new book,\u00a0<\/span>Babylon, Albion<\/span><\/i>, British-Iraqi writer, editor, and producer Al-Dujaili appears in conversation with Moroccan-British photographer Zaineb Abelque and footballer and gardener Tayshan Hayden-Smith, chaired by journalist Ismail Einashe. Drawing from Arab mythology and Islamic tradition alongside English folklore and the Christian pastoral tradition, Al-Dujaili\u2019s novel navigates the intersection of the real and the mythical \u2014 from date palms to oak trees, from Lamassu to unicorns \u2014 encouraging readers to reconsider their relationships with their surroundings and the vibrant world that exists around them. \u201cA genre-defying debut that blends memoir, mythology, ecological essay, cultural history, and folktale. It is a love letter to land, ancestry, and the in-between places where language, memory, and myth intersect … a text that feels radical in its gentleness,\u201d notes the magazine Savoir Flair.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Time<\/a>
Time Heals, Just Not Quick Enough<\/em><\/a>, curated by Ose Ekore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Time Heals, Just Not Quick Enough \u2026<\/h4>\n

Ongoing \u2014 July 30, <\/b>Efie Gallery<\/b><\/a>, Dubai \u2014 <\/b>more info<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Time Heals, Just Not Quick Enough<\/em>, curated by <\/span>Ose Ekore<\/span><\/a>, is an art exhibition about healing and change over time. It features contemporary films and photographs that encourage viewers to think about grief, endurance, and the journey of personal growth. The exhibition invites visitors to slow down and engage more deeply with time, challenging the idea that healing is a straightforward process with clear outcome. The exhibition features intergenerational artists such as <\/span>Samuel Fosso<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>A\u00efda Muluneh<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Kelani Abass<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Abeer Sultan<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Sumayah Fallatah<\/span><\/a>. Samuel Fosso\u2019s self-portraits serve as time capsules of postcolonial African youth culture. Abeer Sultan creates speculative artifacts inspired by the immortal jellyfish and corals, highlighting themes of renewal and ancestral memory, while also collaborating with Sumaya Fallatah on \u201cAgua Viva\u201d to address nonlinear narratives of the diaspora in the Arab Peninsula. Kelani Abass utilizes techniques from his father\u2019s letterpress company to express wisdom through printmaking passed down through the generations. Ai\u0308da Muluneh focuses on emotional truth amid the Covid-19 pandemic, addressing the struggles against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa, highlighting both physical recovery and the cultural aspects of healing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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