Pramila Venkateswaran presents Two Poems
A poet and sage voice in international literature, Pramila Venkateswaran straddles two worlds, bringing together South Asia and America.
Syrian Asylees in the US Risk Everything Going Home
U.S. asylees and refugees must consider the risks of visiting Syria against the lives they’ve established in the U.S.
Syria and the Future of Art: an Intimate Portrait
Following the banishment of Bashar Al-Assad, Syrian artists are starting to return and exhibit new work at home and internationally.
Nasser Rabah on Poetry and Gaza
Gaza’s senior poet Nasser Rabah presents two poems from his first collected works in English, new from City Lights.
Ignoring the Drones: Introduction to Freedom to Read
TMR’s literary editor gives insight and nuance to our Summer 2025 double literary issue.
Are We As Free To Read Books As We Think?
We’re not quite at “Fahrenheit 451” where books in pyres are burned in public, but our freedom to read faces significant threats.
“Space Imam”—a story by Hassan Blasim
A story excerpted from Hassan Blasim’s forthcoming collection entitled “The Buried,” to be published at the end of the year.
مقال لمنار السيف: قراءة ما بين سطور الأرض
تكتب منار السيف عن علاقتها وإعجابها بتضاريس الأرض، ما دفعها إلى دراسة الجيولوجيا التي شغلت حياتها العملية والخاصة أيضًا. سعت من خلال استكشاف تضاريس الأرض، في بريطانيا وفي مسقط رأسها في السعودية، إلى التواصل مع الأرض ومعرفة كيف تشكلت معالمها من جبال وتلال وسهوب.
قصة قصيرة لمي المغربي: النوم أمام قهوة الجمهورية
تمضي مي المغربي في رحلة تكرر بلا نهاية في أحياء الإسكندرية بحثًا عن مكان للقعدة ولشراء السجاير، في عالم حدوده المقاهي والمحامين وسندوتشات الكبدة والفانتا، في لحظة تدرك الشخصية الرئيسية أن كل شيء يتكرر، وتتساءل متى ستتوقف الدورة.
Missiles and Rhetoric — a Tehrani Reflects on the “12-Day War”
A writer in Tehran surveys the wreckage after 12 days of missiles, bombs and rhetoric flying between Israel and Iran.
Repression and Resistance in the Work of Artist Ateş Alpar
Defying a pervasive climate of self-censorship in Turkey, Kurdish artist Ateş Alpar grapples with cultural assimilation, historical erasure and methods of state control.
July World Picks from the Editors
Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, and concerts … TMR World Picks run the gamut …