Interview: Joe Sacco on Gaza
Joe Sacco uses his graphic storytelling in "War on Gaza" to reflect on the events in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
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About to Erupt: A Snapshot of Contemporary Art in Istanbul
Naima Morelli explores Istanbul's art scene, delving into its underground energies through a gallery show, art fair, and museum retrospective.
Imagining Ghanem—My Return to Lebanon
The writer explores Lebanon's archives for traces of her family who left 150 years ago, contemplating our responsibilities to our ancestors.
Doaa: From a Dreamworld to the Ashes of Displacement
A Gaza writer's creative, hopeful sister struggles to get her degree and build a family in the midst of a grinding war.
An Intimate History of Violence: Beirut Under Siege in Nejmeh Khalil Habib’s A Spring that Did Not Blossom
Nejmeh Khalil Habib's latest teaches us that while there are and will always be survivors of horrors, the trauma is never forgotten.
June World Picks from the Editors
Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures, new books...TMR World Picks run the gamut...
The End of Civilization as We Know It—a Catastrophology
A review of how some of history’s greatest civilizations' collapse presents ominous parallels with our present predicament.
23 Hours Inside State Dept. Press Briefings on the Gaza Genocide
The curator of the "Art of the Palestinian Poster" exhibition interviews two documentarians on their film "A Bunch of Questions With No Answers."
Dear Souseh: I Can’t Follow a Loved One Down the Rabbit Hole
Souseh answers a letter from a reader wondering how to handle her younger sister, who is enamored of conspiracy theories.
Jawdat Fakreddine Presents Three Poems
A major name in Arabic poetry, Jawdat Fakhreddine establishes a revolutionary dialogue between international, modernist values and the Arabic tradition.
Judith Kiros Presents Two Poems from O
The work of Judith Kiros is "boundary-pushing poetry rich with references, as intellectual as it is playful."
Arrested and Rearrested: Palestinian Women in the West Bank
Since October 7, Palestinian women in the West Bank have experienced increasing intimidation, imprisonment and violence.
Algerian-French Author Kamel Daoud on the Defensive
Embattled Algerian-French author Kamel Daoud won France’s most prestigious literary prize for a story he is accused of stealing.
Contretemps, a Bold Film on Lebanon’s Crises
Filmmaker Ghassan Salhab presents an immersive study of Lebanese youth, the silent isolation of mortality, and resistance.
Editors’ 2025 Palestinian Lit List
May 15, 2025 is the 77th commemoration of the Nakba, the day in 1948 that Palestinians suffered their worst catastrophe up to that time.