Beirut Archives

The relationship between a lonely man and his eccentric cleaner blurs into something more intimate and ambiguous.

8 MAY 2026 • By Nur Turkmani

The Mediterranean, generative yet unstable, is a site of passage and border, a space of paradise and ruin.

1 MAY 2026 • By Saleem Haddad

Rather than offer a linear retelling of Lebanon’s history, the film draws our attention to the internal rhymes...

10 APRIL 2026 • By Darío Karim Pomar Azar

Provoking the Territory subverts readers' expectations as it reveals how an architect was shaped by Beirut.

9 JANUARY 2026 • By Bridget Peak

In her column, Amal Ghandour ruminates on Lebanese poet Nadia Tueni and the director who filmed her, Maroun...

5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour

Forbidden or taboo love? In a world where we live free, how could such stymied conventions continue to...

24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Lina Mounzer

Tamara Stepanyan’s latest documentary, My Armenian Phantoms, interweaves film history with an intimate coming-of-age story.

17 OCTOBER 2025 • By Jim Quilty

Join Jordan Elgrably, Editor-in-Chief of The Markaz Review and Senior Editor Lina Mounzer for readings from TMR's newest...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Biswajit Sengupta

New SWANA films respond to genocide and starvation while urging viewers to act beyond passive consumption of the...

12 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Yassin El-Moudden

Our senior editor in Beirut, Lina Mounzer, relates intimately to the theme of TMR 53, having experienced civil...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Lina Mounzer

Joelle M. Abi-Rached reflects on the failures of psychiatry and psychiatric language in addressing the trauma arising from...

5 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Joelle Abi-Rached

Ali Cherri’s Marseille show, on view until January 4, 2026, deconstructs the museum from the inside out.

15 AUGUST 2025 • By Naima Morelli