Literature and Arts from the Center of the World
RSVP now Iraq, 20 years after the War, Thursday, 2 March, 18:00 CET (12 noon ET/17:00 UK/19:00 Beirut/21:00 Abu Dhabi). Several participants in this month's issue on IRAQ will gather… Continue reading Iraq, 20 Years After the War, From the Viewpoint of Its Creatives
Amal Ghandour, author of This Arab Life, interviews Palestinian attorney and author Raja Shehadeh about his latest book, a memoir of his lawyer-judge father.
A TMR roundtable on refugees, migration, identity and finding home.
email books@themarkaz.org to join this event on Zoom March 2023 BookGroup Selection is The Girl Who Fell to Earth, a memoir by Sophia Al-Maria (discussing the book on Sunday, March 26,… Continue reading Sophia Al-Maria’s memoir The Girl Who Fell to Earth
April 2023 BookGroup Selection is Waiting for the Past, a novel by Hadiya Hussein, translated from the Arabic by Barbara Romaine Hadiya Hussein’s poignant novel plunges readers into a haunting and… Continue reading Hadiya Hassein: Waiting for the Past
5 writers talk about working in media and film, talk about working while being an immigrant, working while Arab.
RSVP here The June 2023 BookGroup Selection is Enter Ghost, a novel by Isabella Hammad. She will be interviewed by editors Rana Asfour and Jordan Elgrably on Sunday, June… Continue reading TMR Bookgroup Discusses Enter Ghost, with novelist Isabella Hammad
EMISSARIES is a new volume of original, irreverent short stories from Cairo-based author Youssef Rakha. Meet him and discuss the book on Sunday, July 2nd.
Novelist Elizabeth Louden joins TMR's Book Club moderated by Rana Asfour.
Olivier Gloag présente son nouveau livre chez La Fabrique, "Oublier Camus" en discussion avec Afifa Bererhi et Sarra Grira.