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Olivia Elias presents Three Poems

Olivia Elias presents Three Poems

Acclaimed French-language poet of the Palestinian diaspora, Olivia Elias probe the upheavals of the 20th and 21st centuries.

24 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Olivia Elias
Waqas Khwaja—Two Poems from No One Waits for the Train

Waqas Khwaja—Two Poems from No One Waits for the Train

The poetry of Waqas Khwaja captures in image, narrative voice, and personal memory the terrible beauty of an...

15 OCTOBER 2024 • By Waqas Khwaja
Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew by Avi Shlaim—a Review

Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew by Avi Shlaim—a Review

Selma Dabbagh reviews Avi Shlaim's memoir about his coming-of-age as an Iraqi Jew, living as a minority in...

19 JULY 2024 • By Selma Dabbagh
The Return of Danton—a Play by Mudar Alhaggi & Collective Ma’louba

The Return of Danton—a Play by Mudar Alhaggi & Collective Ma’louba

A play about the French Revolution highlights the experiences of Syrian actors and theatre makers as artists in...

7 JUNE 2024 • By Mudar Alhaggi
What We Write About When We (Arabs) Write About Love

What We Write About When We (Arabs) Write About Love

Eman Quotah reviews a new anthology of love poems by Arab poets writing in English in the diaspora...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Eman Quotah
Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Edward Said: Writing in the Service of Life 

Academic and novelist Layla AlAmmar interrogates her life's creative and scholarly achievements against the teachings of Edward Said.

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Layla AlAmmar
Hartaqât: Heresies of a World with Policed Borders

Hartaqât: Heresies of a World with Policed Borders

In a mix of theatrical performance, music and visual arts, three voices bear witness to the courage of...

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
Allen C. Jones—Two Poems from Son of a Cult

Allen C. Jones—Two Poems from Son of a Cult

A child grows up in a Northern California cult — a close-knit community of 400 people who seek...

12 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Allen C Jones
“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

“My Mother is a Tree”—a story by Aliyeh Ataei

Aliyeh Ataei's new story centers on a young woman exploring herself as a writer while choosing life in...

2 JULY 2023 • By Aliyeh Ataei
Deniz Goran’s New Novel Contrasts Art and the Gezi Park Protests

Deniz Goran’s New Novel Contrasts Art and the Gezi Park Protests

A novel about "toxic authoritarianism" and how it has shaped the lives of countless young persons in Turkey,...

19 JUNE 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
The Search for Home: a Markaz Review Roundtable

The Search for Home: a Markaz Review Roundtable

A TMR roundtable on refugees, migration, identity and finding home.

7 MARCH 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Coming of Age in a Revolution

Coming of Age in a Revolution

A young Egyptian woman comes of age at the dawn of the Arab uprising in Cairo, but ultimately...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Lushik Lotus Lee
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