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