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Faces Hidden in the Dust by Ghalib—Two Ghazals

Faces Hidden in the Dust by Ghalib—Two Ghazals

Tony Barnstone and Bilal Shaw present their book of Ghabib ghazals, translated from the Urdu.

16 OCTOBER 2022 • By Tony Barnstone
Translating Walter Benjamin on Berlin, a German-Arabic Journey

Translating Walter Benjamin on Berlin, a German-Arabic Journey

Ahmed Farouk, the Arabic translator of Günter Grass, W. G. Sebald and Rosa Luxemburg, among others, struggles with...

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Ahmed Farouk
Two Women Artists Dialogue with Berlin and the Biennale

Two Women Artists Dialogue with Berlin and the Biennale

Viola Shafik profiles Jihan El-Tahiri and Myriam El Haïk, two Arab artists in the 2022 Berlin Biennale.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Karim Kattan
Libyan Stories from the novel “Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table”

Libyan Stories from the novel “Bread on Uncle Milad’s Table”

The Markaz Review presents Libya's Mohammed al-Naas in these exclusive excerpts translated by Rana Asfour.

18 JULY 2022 • By Mohammed Alnaas
Dima Mikhayel Matta: “This Text Is a Very Lonely Document”

Dima Mikhayel Matta: “This Text Is a Very Lonely Document”

A bold excerpt from the new Saqi anthology, "This Arab is Queer," in which a non-binary person from...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Karén Jallatyan
Can the Bilingual Speak?

Can the Bilingual Speak?

Anton Shammas — the Palestinian novelist who wrote the Hebrew-language "Arabeques" — attempts to sort himself.

15 MAY 2022 • By Anton Shammas
From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

Rana Asfour reviews a new memoir about the legendary Dajani family, charged by a Turkish sultan with watching...

29 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Rana Asfour
The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

A.J. Naddaff   Between the Parliament and the Royal Pathway in the center of Brussels, not too far...

18 OCTOBER 2021 • By A.J. Naddaff
 
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