Algeria

The End of the Sahara—an excerpt

The End of the Sahara—an excerpt

A novel that tells the story of the end of socialism in Algeria, almost one year before the...

5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Saïd Khaitibi
10 Noir Films from the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey

10 Noir Films from the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey

From classic noir to chilling psychological thriller, these ten films encapsulate the cinematographic experience of NOIR.

5 DECEMBER 2025 • By TMR
The Silencing of Algeria

The Silencing of Algeria

Six years after the Hirak mass protest movement in Algeria in 2019, an atmosphere of fear and silence...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Ilhem Rachidi
The Markaz Review Welcomes New Fellow, Lara Vergnaud

The Markaz Review Welcomes New Fellow, Lara Vergnaud

The Markaz Review welcomes 2025-2026 Editorial Fellow, Translator and Writer Lara Vergnaud.

29 AUGUST 2025 • By TMR
Always Beware of Dogs by Samir Kacimi — An Excerpt

Always Beware of Dogs by Samir Kacimi — An Excerpt

Creatively blending elements of fantasy, Kacimi offers readers a fresh lens onto contemporary life in Algeria.

6 JUNE 2025 • By Samir Kacimi
Algerian-French Author Kamel Daoud on the Defensive

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...

16 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud —A Review

This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud —A Review

An entire family is preoccupied with its history and questions of national identity, confounded by France’s rejection of...

31 MAY 2024 • By Katherine A. Powers
“Before the Earthquake”—a short story by Salah Badis

“Before the Earthquake”—a short story by Salah Badis

In which a woman ponders the fate of the individuals who left behind their garments, now long forgotten,...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Salah Badis
The Floods of Derna: Historical Parallels to Libya’s Crisis

The Floods of Derna: Historical Parallels to Libya’s Crisis

Lama Elsharif finds that Derna’s harrowing flood proves a surprising catalyst for unity in a nation scarred by...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Lama Elsharif
The Maghreb Generation—North African Creatives for a Postcolonial Future

The Maghreb Generation—North African Creatives for a Postcolonial Future

Tugrul Mende reviews a new book by Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik that explores the journey of the Maghreb Generation that...

30 OCTOBER 2023 • By Tugrul Mende
World Picks: Festival Arabesques in Montpellier

World Picks: Festival Arabesques in Montpellier

The largest festival of Arab and North African music takes place each year in Montpellier: Arabesques is quite...

4 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By TMR
“Nadira of Tlemcen”—fiction from Abdellah Taïa

“Nadira of Tlemcen”—fiction from Abdellah Taïa

Sometimes you have to escape everything you know in order to become yourself.

2 JULY 2023 • By Abdellah Taïa
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