Salman Toor
Artist Salman Toor paints immigrants and addresses the treatment of brown men and young people in public and private spaces. He is also concerned with the effects of technology on contemporary life.
The Saga of Mounia Akl’s Costa Brava, Lebanon
Lebanon’s garbage crisis inspired a futurist film but the 2020 Port Explosion made it a contemporary dystopia.
The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation
Ahmed Awadalla reflects on how his pursuit of freedom through a job in Cairo has led to growing pains that followed him to Berlin.
Yogurt, Surveillance and Book Covers
Malu Halasa finds unexpected tastes, pleasures and upsets at the 2023 London Book Fair.
Buck Up, It’s Only Racism at the Office
In which an Arab woman in a diverse work environment finds that going along to get along with a racist colleague is just too much.
Jordanian Women Race-Car Drivers Work the Track
Reem Halasa profiles a handful of Arab women in Jordan who love to drive fast, compete and claim victory.
The Invisible Walls, a Meditation on Work and Being
Arab writer Nashwa Nasreldin reflects on her work experiences at home and abroad, and on the meaning of everything.
Iran on the Move—Photos by Peyman Hooshmandzadeh
Emerging from Covid, a prominent Iranian photographer documents the working-class as the country reels under sanctions.
Short Fiction: By Mistake/On the Bus to Work
If I hadn’t seen you, I might have forgotten all the wrongs of this world that belong to me.
Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything
Clive Bell reviews the latest graphic novel from Mana Neyestani on the hardships of being a Kurdish porter.
TMR Conversations: Mana Neyestani, Graphic Novelist
Malu Halasa interviews the Iranian graphic novelist who like Marjane Satrapi has made France his home as a political refugee.
The Alleys—Suspense and Scandal in East Amman
Janine AlHadidi reviews the gritty mystery thriller set in east Amman that has Jordanians talking.