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Tag: Egypt

12 December, 2022 • TMR

Art World Picks: Albraehe, Kerem Yavuz, Zeghidour, Amer & Tatah

The Markaz Review recommends the following exhibitions, on now in Paris, New York, Montpellier, London, Marseille and Beirut.

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15 November, 2022 • Francisco Letelier

Stadiums, Ghosts & Games—Football’s International Intrigue

Francisco Letelier reminisces on his soccer identities in Chile and the USA, while delving into the international politics of the game.

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15 October, 2022 • Ibrahim Fawzy

Nawal El-Saadawi, a Heroine in Prison

Ibrahim Fawzy remembers the late, great Egyptian feminist author, doctor and activist Nawal El-Saadawi.

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10 October, 2022 • Mariam Elnozahy

Cassette Tapes Once Captured Egypt’s Popular Culture

Mariam Elnohazy reviews "Media of the Masses," a new book on the history of Egyptian cassette culture.

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15 September, 2022 • Ahmed Awadalla

“Another German”—a short story by Ahmed Awadalla

An Egyptian refugee in Berlin, longing for a home of his own, hopes love is around the corner.

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15 September, 2022 • Viola Shafik

My Berlin Triptych: On Museums and Restitution

Filmmaker and historian Viola Shafik muses on German art, colonialism and restitution in Berlin.

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15 August, 2022 • Jordan Elgrably

Attack on Salman Rushdie is Shocking Tip of the Iceberg

An attack on one writer anywhere is an attack on freedom of expression everywhere.

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15 July, 2022 • TMR

Editorial: Is the World Driving Us Mad?

The world may be driving us crazy, but sharing our stories across cultures and borders is one way to hang on to our sanity.

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11 July, 2022 • Fouad Mami

Alaa Abd El-Fattah—the Revolutionary el-Sissi Fears Most?

Fouad Mami on hunger striker Alaa Abd El-Fattah's new book, "You Have Not Yet Been Defeated."

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20 June, 2022 • Ahmed Naji

Traps and Shadows in Noor Naga’s Egypt Novel

Ahmed Naji reviews "If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English" just out from Graywolf.

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15 June, 2022 • Ahmed Naji, Rana Asfour

Ahmed Naji: “Godshow.com”

The Egyptian novelist and author of "Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison" finds versions of Islam in the Nevada desert.

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15 June, 2022 • Amany Kamal Eldin

Amany Kamal Eldin: “The Suffering Mother of the Whole World”

A wayward daughter leaves Boston to spend a summer back home in Cairo, where she observes the decline of her once prominent family.

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16 May, 2022 • Nora Lester Murad

Fragmented Love in Alison Glick’s “The Other End of the Sea”

Nora Lester Murad reviews a "far-fetched" story of a marriage between a Palestinian Muslim and an American Jew.

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4 May, 2022 •

A Middle Eastern Food Roundtable, with TMR Writers, Sunday, May 8, 1 PM Eastern

Register Here.   The Markaz Review presents a roundtable conversation on Middle Eastern cuisine among contributors to the TMR • 20 FOOD issue, featuring personal stories and family recipes. This… Continue reading A Middle Eastern Food Roundtable, with TMR Writers, Sunday, May 8, 1 PM Eastern

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25 April, 2022 • Rana Asfour

Siena and Her Art Soothe a Writer’s Grieving Soul

Rana Asfour reviews Libyan-American author Hisham Matar's memoir of his time in Siena, Italy.

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