{"id":37318,"date":"2025-06-06T12:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/?p=37318"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:11:43","slug":"37318-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/37318-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Mezze?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>TMR<\/h4>\n<p>We&#8217;re not sure an explanation is required for an issue entitled MEZZE, but we are pleased to present our 51st issue, with an exclusive excerpt of the latest novel by Algerian writer Samir Kacimi, translated from Arabic by Rana Asfour, along with our centerpiece, &#8220;Mama&#8217;s Kitchen&#8221; by Lina Mounzer, our featured artists from Iraq by Hadani Ditmars, and a special essay on returning home by first-time Markaz contributor Amelia Izmanki. We also welcome back writers Naima Morelli and Aomar Boum with stories on art in Turkey and <em>tirailleurs<\/em> bandes dessin\u00e9s,\u00a0 and Elias Feroz who turns in an interview with graphic novelist\/reporter Joe Sacco on Gaza. Another first-time contributor, Hannah Kaviani, gives us a strong review on the new book by Sepideh Gholian, <em>The Evin Prison Bakers&#8217; Club<\/em>. And our third new contributor \u2014 because The Markaz Review is always looking to work with new voices \u2014 is Aidan Simardone, with a smart art essay on the avant-garde Lebanese-Canadian Joyce Joumaa.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy this diverse selection of stories: bon app\u00e9tit!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/mamas-kitchen\/\">Mama\u2019s Kitchen<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A writer looks back on formative memories of her mother and grandmother in the kitchen and wonders about the value of women\u2019s work \u2014 and whether love\u2019s labor is ever truly lost.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/iraqs-kurdish-genocide-and-three-wars-artists-osman-ahmed-fakher-mohammed\/\">Iraq\u2019s Kurdish Genocide and Three Wars: Artists Osman Ahmed &amp; Fakher Mohammed<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A joint Arab\/Kurdish exhibition at Baghdad\u2019s The Gallery showcased how the nation\u2019s two solitudes can unite through art.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/victorious-decolonization-in-the-work-of-joyce-joumaa\/\">Victorious Decolonization in the Work of Joyce Joumaa<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Lebanese Canadian writer and visual artist Joyce Joumaa\u2019s videos demonstrate that the colonized are not passive recipients of their condition.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/always-beware-the-dogs-by-samir-kacimi-an-excerpt\/\"><em>Always Beware the Dogs<\/em>\u00a0by Samir Kacimi \u2014 An Excerpt<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By creatively blending elements of fantasy, Kacimi&#8217;s new novel offers readers a fresh lens through which to view contemporary life in Algeria.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/inside-the-margins-centering-tirailleurs-in-bandes-dessinees\/\">\u201cInside the Margins\u201d: Centering Tirailleurs in Bandes Dessin\u00e9es<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The graphic novels or bandes dessin\u00e9es out of Africa are a line in the sand of protest and rebellion against European colonialism.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/interview-joe-sacco-on-gaza\/\">Interview: Joe Sacco on Gaza<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Joe Sacco uses his graphic storytelling in &#8220;War on Gaza&#8221; to reflect on the events in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/the-evin-prison-bakers-club-review\/\"><em>The Evin Prison Bakers\u2019 Club<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Review<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sepideh Gholian&#8217;s book demonstrates that freedom, even in confinement, is a state of mind, where choosing life is part of the struggle.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/about-to-erupt-a-snapshot-of-contemporary-art-in-istanbul\/\">About to Erupt: A Snapshot of Contemporary Art in Istanbul<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Naima Morelli explores Istanbul&#8217;s art scene, delving into its underground energies through a gallery show, art fair, and museum retrospective.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/imagining-ghanem-my-return-to-lebanon\/\">Imagining Ghanem\u2014My Return to Lebanon<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The writer explores Lebanon&#8217;s archives for traces of her family who left 150 years ago, contemplating our responsibilities to our ancestors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The June issue offers a diverse selection of essays, reviews and fiction, with a centerpiece by Lina Mounzer and art story by Hadani Ditmars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":37319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,4468],"tags":[4488,4489,4492,4495,4490,4493,4491,4494],"coauthors":[2165],"class_list":["post-37318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-tmr-51-mezze","tag-aidan-simardone","tag-amelia-izmanki","tag-aomar-boum","tag-hadani-ditmars","tag-hannah-kaviani","tag-lina-mounzer","tag-naima-morelli","tag-samir-kacimi","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Mezze? 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