The End of Arabic and the Dumbing Down of America
What happens when public universities begin shutting down entire area studies departments, and learning foreign languages becomes a luxury?
“Kill Yusuf”—a short story by Hisham Al-Najjar
In a modern interpretation of Eros and Thanatos, “Kill Yusuf” reveals how thwarted love can lead to unexpected consequences.
On Museums and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Arie Amaya-Akkermans on the history of war, colonialism, memory and how museums strive to preserve and display artifacts and art.
What’s the Solution for Jews and Palestine in the Face of Apartheid Zionism?
Jonathan Ofir on the new book by Daniel Boyarin that questions Jewish identity while weighing Palestinian freedom from injustice.
Open Letter: On Being Palestinian and Publishing Poetry in the US
Bethlehem-born poet Ahmad Almallah describes his trials and tribulations getting published in English in the United States.
Bound Together: My Longings for Ishmael
Albert Swissa reminds us that Isaac had a brother who was expelled and erased, with his mother Hagar, from the house of his father.
Translation and Indigeneity—Amazigh Culture from Treason to Revitalization
Brahim El-Guabli identifies how Amazigh activists have engaged with translation to revitalize their threatened language and culture.
The Middle East is Once Again West Asia
Ambassador Chas Freeman on the dynamism of West Asia and the west’s failing geopolitical grip on “the greater Middle East.”
Books That Will Chase me in the Afterlife
Novelist and TMR’s Arabic Editor Mohammad Rabie peruses his bookshelf and comes up with a tantalizing book list for the discerning reader.
Ilan Pappé on Tahrir Hamdi’s Imagining Palestine
Israeli-British historian Ilan Pappé argues that the agency and resilience of the Palestinians shines in “Imagining Palestine.”
Sofia Alaoui’s Animalia is a Supernatural Thriller Shot in Morocco
As she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.
The Soil and the Sea: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering
Daniele Rugo’s documentary investigates Lebanon’s devastating civil war and ruminates on the conflict’s unmarked mass graves.