Remembering Khaled Khalifa on the 40th Day
For the 40th day from his death, Youssef Rakha considers fellow writer Khaled Khalifa in the context of both Arabic and world literary canons.
For the 40th day from his death, Youssef Rakha considers fellow writer Khaled Khalifa in the context of both Arabic and world literary canons.
Nicole Hamouche visits artist and architect at his Beirut studio, whose work reflects on Damascus' and Beirut’s political and social scene.
Robin Yassin-Kassab pays tribute to late Syrian writer and humanist Khaled Khalifa, who died at the age of 59.
Rana Asfour talks to Syrian-born and raised qanunist Maya Youssef, who now lives and teaches in the UK.
An Athens native returns to Greece after a 20-year sojourn across the Mediterranean and Middle East, covering turmoil and displacement.
Syrian British novelist Rana Haddad reviews the new feature film from Sally El Hoseini on Netflix.
Film historian Viola Shafik interviews Syrian filmmaker Ziad Kalthoum about his peripatetic life in Syria and beyond.
Rasha Abbas, a Syrian writer who ventures into the surreal, examines her conflicted relationship with Berlin.
A serial entrepreneur, engineer and nomad settles in Berlin, only to start up an Egyptian food truck.
Angélique Crux reviews the award-winning documentary from Lebanese filmmaker Wissam Tanios.
Critic Fouad Mami suggests that a Syrian author may be guilty of pseudo-thinking in service of the counterrevolution.
Syrian artist and writer Khalil Younes recalls the strained sexuality of Martyrs Square in Damascus.
Jordan Elgrably reviews the recent feature film from directors Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf.
TMR presents an exclusive excerpt from Abeer Esber's fourth novel, translated here by Nouha Homad, about a Damascene woman on the run, hiding out in Dubai.
Rana Asfour provides an intimate look at two new Arab novels in translation, from Lebanese and Syrian authors.