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Of Mother Tongues and Sleeping Orchids

Of Mother Tongues and Sleeping Orchids

Mother tongues, endlessly chimeric, endlessly beguiling, can become both dangerous baggage and precious commodity.

6 MARCH 2026 • By Lara Vergnaud
The Markaz Review Interview—Hisham Bustani

The Markaz Review Interview—Hisham Bustani

Rana Asfour interviews fellow Jordanian writer Hisham Bustani about his stories, writing in Arabic and ideas on history...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Rana Asfour
“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation

“Disappearance/Muteness”—Tales from a Life in Translation

A writer born into both Arabic and Hebrew linguistic traditions finds herself writing in English but longing for...

11 JULY 2022 • By Ayelet Tsabari
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