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ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻡ الدائم ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺸﻒ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺻﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺮء ﻓﻲ ﺑﺪﺍﻳﺔ ﻛﻞ ﺣﻮﺍﺭ ﻓﺮﻧﺴﻲ ﺷﺎﻗًﺎ ﻭﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺜﻴﺮ ﻟﻼﻫﺘﻤﺎﻡ.
ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﻛﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺎﺭﻳﺲ
ﻭﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ، ﺃﻋﺮﻑ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲء ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺎﺭﻳﺲ. ﺃﻧﺎﺭﺕ ﺍﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ ﺭﺍﺋﻌﺔ ﻭﺟﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻱ ﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﺫُﻛﺮﺕ ﻛﻠﻤﺔ ﺑﺎﺭﻳﺲ.
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ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺗﺘﺒﻊ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳﺨﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻜﻮﻓﻴﺔ، ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﻤﺔ ﻭﺣﺘﻰ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺻﺮﺓ، ﻳﻐﻮﺹ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻜﺸﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻫﻮﻳﺘﻬﺎ المتغيرة، ﻭﺗﻜﻴﻔﻬﺎ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﻳﻴﺮ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻐﻴﺮﺓ. ﻭﻋﻼﻭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ، ﻳﺪﺭﺱ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺮﻳﺮ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻴﺎﻕ ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻲ ﻭﺍﻟﻬﻮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﺴﺎﻧﻴﺔ، ﻣﻊ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺪﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺻﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻮﺍﺟﻬﻬﺎ.
Escapism in Times of War — on Genre Fiction
In which our literary editor becomes your guide through TMR 47, a double issue packed with fiction and the last monthly issue of 2024.
“Not a Picture, a Precise Kick”—metafiction
A writer from Cairo imagines a chance encounter between two writers in Prague enamored of Kafka.
Palestine Features in Larissa Sansour’s Sci-Fi Future
Larissa Sansour is a Palestinian-born artist whose photography, film, sculpture, and installation art is bound up with visions of the future.
“The Head of the Table”—a story by Natasha Tynes
A celebration quickly spirals into a lifetime of trauma when an unforeseen ‘head’ makes a shocking appearance.
“The Curse of the Chinar Tree”—a family horror story
For one family, faith is overshadowed by the bitter taste of suffering rather than the peace it is meant to provide.
“Eve”—fantasy from Afghanistan
When Eve leaves Adam in Purgatory to settle their score once and for all, she’s devastated by what she encounters on Earth.
“The Small Clay Plate”—a Siwa folk tale
A tale of a tailor from the deserts of Siwa, Egypt, where fortune reveals the invaluable lesson of recognizing what is truly precious.
“Orient Tavern” & “The Hungarian Hut”—fantasy by Azher Jirjees
“Orient Tavern” and “The Hungarian Hut,” from Azher Jirjees’ collection, explore post-2003 Iraqi struggles.