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13 December, 2024 • TMR

30 Recommended Books on Syria

TMR editors have compiled a list of 30 of their favorite titles on Syria, including novels, nonfiction and memoir.

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7 June, 2024 • Lameece Issaq

Noor and Hadi Go to Hogwarts—a Short Play

Lameece Issaq presents a short play borrowing a popular fantasy world.

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7 November, 2023 • Youssef Rakha

Remembering Khaled Khalifa on the 40th Day

For the 40th day from his death, Youssef Rakha considers fellow writer Khaled Khalifa in the context of both Arabic and world literary canons.

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16 October, 2023 • Robin Yassin-Kassab

In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

Robin Yassin-Kassab pays tribute to late Syrian writer and humanist Khaled Khalifa, who died at the age of 59.

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12 October, 2023 • TMR

World Picks from the Editors, Oct 13 — Oct 27, 2023

The editors of The Markaz Review recommends several world events from Oct 13 — Oct 27, 2023.

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26 June, 2023 • Dima Hamdan

Artist at Work: Syrian Filmmaker Afraa Batous

Journalist and filmmaker Dima Hamdan talks to the young Syrian director of the documentary "All Roads Lead to More."

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18 April, 2022 • Laila Halaby

Joumana Haddad’s “The Book of Queens”: a Review

Laila Halaby on the new novel from Lebanon's multilingual feminist poet and powerhouse.

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15 February, 2022 • TMR

LA Sketches: John Nazarian, Defender of the Underdog

Syrian and Armenian American John Nazarian was for decades a champion of those who struggled in Los Angeles.

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15 January, 2022 • Layla AlAmmar

Fiction: Refugees in Serbia, an excerpt from “Silence is a Sense” by Layla AlAmmar

On the occasion of the paperback publication of Layla AlAmmar's novel Silence is a Sense, TMR presents this excerpt selected by the author.

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30 May, 2021 • Rana Asfour

The Maps of Our Destruction: Two Novels on Syria

Rana Asfour reviews Faysal Khartash's Roundabout of Death and Zeyn Joukhadar's The Map of Salt and Stars.

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25 January, 2021 • Farah Abdessamad

The Polyphony of a Syrian Refugee Speaks Volumes

Farah Abdessamad reviews Silence is a Sense, the new novel from Layla AlAmmar.

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14 December, 2020 • Shahla Ujayli

Shahla Ujayli’s “Summer With the Enemy”

War-torn Syria isn't just about headlines. In this new novel from Shahla Ujayli, the country comes alive as seen through the eyes of three women from Raqqa.

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14 December, 2020 • Shahla Ujayli

Shahla Ujayli’s “Summer With the Enemy”

War-torn Syria isn’t just about headlines. In this new novel from Shahla Ujayli, the country comes alive as seen through the eyes of three women from Raqqa.

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