The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several world events and books.
27 OCTOBER 2023 • By TMRAs she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down...
7 AUGUST 2023 • By Karim GouryLaura Silvia Battaglia, on the set of Hanging Gardens, explores the burgeoning Iraqi film scene in Baghdad.
27 MARCH 2023 • By Laura Silvia BattagliaViola Shafik has seen several post-thawra Arab features that convey a bleak and dystopian vision of the present.
6 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Viola ShafikViola Shafik profiles Jihan El-Tahiri and Myriam El Haïk, two Arab artists in the 2022 Berlin Biennale.
15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Karim KattanMoustafa Daly talks to leaders in Lebanon’s creative and LBGTQ community about the drag queen scene.
8 AUGUST 2021 • By AnonymousJoyce Zonana reviews two recent titles that reveal Jewish-Muslim connections and communities of the Arab world.
28 MARCH 2021 • By Joyce ZonanaRana Asfour reviews a documentary by Nezar Andary on the Syrian auteur filmmaker, Muhammad Malas.
10 JANUARY 2021 • By TMR