Two poems explore the contradictions within language and how they influence and reshape our perception of the world.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Hajer Requiq
A simple debate over a spoon opens a space in which a group of Syrian migrants reclaim an...
6 MARCH 2026 • By Zeinab Ghassan Khaddour
A new Palestinian drama set in 1948, 1978, 1988, and 2022 sets aside Zionist myths and recognizes historical...
5 MARCH 2026 • By Jordan Elgrably
Ironically, one of India’s most famous modern painters, M.F. Husain, died outside India, as a citizen of Qatar.
9 JANUARY 2026 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
A reflective short story that explores friendships, longing, and nostalgia for home.
3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Aya Chalabee
A poet and sage voice in international literature, Pramila Venkateswaran straddles two worlds, bringing together South Asia and...
4 JULY 2025 • By Pramila Venkateswaran
Gaza's senior poet Nasser Rabah presents two poems from his first collected works in English, new from City...
4 JULY 2025 • By Nasser Rabah
In the 50th issue of The Markaz Review, diverse writers explore the return home in creative nonfiction, fiction...
2 MAY 2025 • By TMR
Najwan Darwish, author of nine books of poetry, on Palestine, love and loss, from his new definitive poetry...
22 APRIL 2025 • By Najwan Darwish
Zahra Hankir reviews Hazem Jamjoum's English translation of Palestinian novelist Maya Abu Al-Hayyat's novel "No One Knows Their...
20 DECEMBER 2024 • By Zahra Hankir
Iranian American poet Annahita Mahdavi West presents two poems, "Exile" and "City of War" from her book "Dusty...
19 DECEMBER 2024 • By Annahita Mahdavi West
Larissa Sansour is a Palestinian-born artist whose photography, film, sculpture, and installation art is bound up with visions...
6 DECEMBER 2024 • By Larissa Sansour
