Egypt

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

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."

11 JULY 2022 • By Fouad Mami
Traps and Shadows in Noor Naga’s Egypt Novel

Traps and Shadows in Noor Naga’s Egypt Novel

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

20 JUNE 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
“Godshow.com”—a short story by Ahmed Naji

“Godshow.com”—a short story by Ahmed Naji

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

15 JUNE 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
“The Suffering Mother of the Whole World”—a story by Amany Kamal Eldin

“The Suffering Mother of the Whole World”—a story by Amany Kamal Eldin

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

15 JUNE 2022 • By Amany Kamal Eldin
Fragmented Love in Alison Glick’s “The Other End of the Sea”

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.

16 MAY 2022 • By Youssef Rakha
A Middle Eastern Food Roundtable, with TMR Writers, Sunday, May 8, 1 PM Eastern

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...

4 MAY 2022 • By
Siena and Her Art Soothe a Writer’s Grieving Soul

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.

25 APRIL 2022 • By TMR
Egyptian Comedic Novel Captures Dark Tale of Bedouin Migrants

Egyptian Comedic Novel Captures Dark Tale of Bedouin Migrants

Saliha Haddad reviews the third novel in English translation by Egyptian writer Hamdi Abu Golayyel.

18 APRIL 2022 • By Reem Mouasher
The Alexandrian: Life and Death in L.A.

The Alexandrian: Life and Death in L.A.

An Egyptian American daughter recalls the enduring love her immigrant father harbored for Los Angeles and the American...

15 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Noreen Moustafa
“The Translator” Brings the Syrian Dilemma to the Big Screen

“The Translator” Brings the Syrian Dilemma to the Big Screen

Jordan Elgrably reviews the recent feature film from directors Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf.

7 FEBRUARY 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Taming the Immigrant: Musings of a Writer in Exile

Taming the Immigrant: Musings of a Writer in Exile

Former prisoner and Egyptian writer in exile Ahmed Naji contemplates what it means to be a "brown writer"...

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Ahmed Naji
“Turkish Delights”—fiction from Omar Foda

“Turkish Delights”—fiction from Omar Foda

Omar Foda draws on family lore and field work to weave together a satirical tale of ego and...

15 DECEMBER 2021 • By Omar Foda
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