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Laila Halaby’s The Weight of Ghosts is a Haunting Memoir

Laila Halaby’s The Weight of Ghosts is a Haunting Memoir

Thérèse Soukkar Chehade reviews Laila Halaby's memoir about coming to terms with the trauma of losing her first...

28 AUGUST 2023 • By Thérèse Soukar Chehade
Sophia Al-Maria’s memoir The Girl Who Fell to Earth

Sophia Al-Maria’s memoir The Girl Who Fell to Earth

email books@themarkaz.org to join this event on Zoom March 2023 BookGroup Selection is The Girl Who Fell to Earth,...

20 MARCH 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
The Markaz Review Interview—Ayad Akhtar

The Markaz Review Interview—Ayad Akhtar

A Pultizer winner for his play "Disgraced," Ayad Akhtar is the current President of PEN America and author...

5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
L.A. Story: Poems from Laila Halaby

L.A. Story: Poems from Laila Halaby

Poet and novelist Laila Halaby writes her Los Angeles experience in a cascade of words that indelibly capture...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Abeer Esber
L.A. Artist: Rachid Bouhamidi

L.A. Artist: Rachid Bouhamidi

The Moroccan, French and American artist Rachid Bouhamidi shares his love of portraiture as he peels back the...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Alice Guthrie
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