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TMR Book Club Discusses “The Oud Player of Cairo” with author Jasmin Attia

TMR Book Club Discusses “The Oud Player of Cairo” with author Jasmin Attia

Join us for our July Book Club discussion of "The Oud Player of Cairo" with author Jasmin Attia...

9 JULY 2024 • By Megan Jarrell
Deena Mohamed

Deena Mohamed

Featured artist Deena Mohamed is an accomplished Egyptian graphic novelist and author of the fantasy trilogy "Shubeik Lubeik"...

5 JULY 2024 • By Katie Logan
Upheavals of Beauty and Oppression in The Oud Player of Cairo

Upheavals of Beauty and Oppression in The Oud Player of Cairo

Jasmin Attia's novel vividly portrays Egypt and Cairo by beautifully conjuring music and sound through descriptive prose.

28 JUNE 2024 • By Tala Jarjour
Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Academic and novelist Layla AlAmmar interrogates her life's creative and scholarly achievements against the teachings of Edward Said.

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Layla AlAmmar
The Mystery of Enayat al-Zayyat in Iman Mersal’s Tour de Force

The Mystery of Enayat al-Zayyat in Iman Mersal’s Tour de Force

Selma Dabbagh reviews a masterpiece that gives insight into the life of a remarkable woman artist striving to...

25 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Selma Dabbagh
9/24—Read River Spirit, Meet Author Leila Aboulela

9/24—Read River Spirit, Meet Author Leila Aboulela

The Markaz Book Club reads Leila Aboulela's critically-acclaimed novel "River Spirit" and meets the author on Sept. 24.

8 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Books That Will Chase me in the Afterlife

Books That Will Chase me in the Afterlife

Novelist and TMR's Arabic Editor Mohammad Rabie peruses his bookshelf and comes up with a tantalizing book list...

14 AUGUST 2023 • By Mohammad Rabie
 
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