The Markaz Review Interview—Leila Aboulela, Writing Sudan
Yasmine Motawy interviews the critically-acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short story writer, Leila Aboulela.
Yasmine Motawy interviews the critically-acclaimed Sudanese novelist and short story writer, Leila Aboulela.
TMR's managing editor, Rana Asfour, checks out one of the world's largest book events looking for literary mana.
Sally AlHaq reviews the recent book by Yasmin El-Rifae on the history of sexual assault in Tahrir Square and what one group did to fight it.
Novelist R.P. Finch reviews the debut novel of Aisha Abdel Gawad, set in the "Arabland" of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Art historian William Carruthers explores the modern city of Luxor and the ancient site of Thebes along the Nile.
Far from home, in inhospitable conditions, an unlikely friendship is struck.
Cairo-born novelist Leila Aboulela weaves the sad story of two sisters' alienation on the eve of the uprising in Tahrir Square.
A young Egyptian woman comes of age at the dawn of the Arab uprising in Cairo, but ultimately finds home in exile.
Francisco Letelier reminisces on his soccer identities in Chile and the USA, while delving into the international politics of the game.
Ibrahim Fawzy remembers the late, great Egyptian feminist author, doctor and activist Nawal El-Saadawi.
Mariam Elnohazy reviews "Media of the Masses," a new book on the history of Egyptian cassette culture.
An Egyptian refugee in Berlin, longing for a home of his own, hopes love is around the corner.
Filmmaker and historian Viola Shafik muses on German art, colonialism and restitution in Berlin.
An attack on one writer anywhere is an attack on freedom of expression everywhere.
The world may be driving us crazy, but sharing our stories across cultures and borders is one way to hang on to our sanity.