As planet temperatures rise, architects in the Middle East eschew Western fixes and revitalize local solutions.
1 AUGUST 2025 • By Iason AthanasiadisRabi Georges reviews and interviews innovative architect Oorvi Sharma in Abu Dhabi.
5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Rabi GeorgesLama Elsharif finds that Derna’s harrowing flood proves a surprising catalyst for unity in a nation scarred by...
5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Lama ElsharifRana Asfour on the UAE's intervention solutions for energy-efficient, sustainable buildings rooted in the city.
5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Rana AsfourNazli Tarzi reviews an adventure travel and climate change story of what humanity stands to lose with the...
12 JUNE 2023 • By Nazli TarziThe editors explain why they chose the EARTH theme for the 32nd issue of The Markaz Review.
4 JUNE 2023 • By Jordan ElgrablyLondon-based Iraqi playwright Hassan Abdulrazak enthuses on the 2023 Shubbak theatre arts extravaganza, June 23-July 9.
4 JUNE 2023 • By Hassan AbdulrazzakWriter-photographer Susan Schulman documents the climate devastation that has sent many Iraqis into internal exile.
5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Susan SchulmanMariam Elnozahy reviews the new exhibit at London's Mosaic Rooms that looks at ecology and politics in Lebanon.
28 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Ali al-MuqriRana Asfour talks to an Emirati about her ideas and development as an artist.
7 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Rana AsfourFarah Abdessamad is fascinated by a climate change documentary about would-be rainmakers in the UAE.
16 MAY 2022 • By Danielle HaqueColumnist Hadani Ditmars recounts meeting strangers at the beach during fire season in British Columbia and finds Syria...
15 NOVEMBER 2021 • By Mohja Kahf