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Refuge, or the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being

Refuge, or the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being

TMR's editor reflects on the experience of seeking home and refuge.

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Meditations on The Ungrateful Refugee

Meditations on The Ungrateful Refugee

Rana Asfour shares her thoughts on the widely-celebrated book from Dina Nayeri, who writes that escaping and becoming...

15 JANUARY 2022 • By Rana Asfour
Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories

Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories

Shereen Malherbe reviews a new book from a first-time Gazan author based in London.

1 AUGUST 2021 • By Menouar Merabtene
World Picks: May – June 2021

World Picks: May – June 2021

Travel the world, meet people, see great places, without ever leaving the comfort of your screen…welcome to the...

16 MAY 2021 • By Fouad Mami
The World Grows Blackthorn Walls

The World Grows Blackthorn Walls

A new poem by Sholeh Wolpé from the forthcoming collection, Abacus of Loss, University of Arkansas Press 2022.

14 MAY 2021 • By Taylor Miller
World Picks: April – May 2021

World Picks: April – May 2021

Travel the world, meet people, see great places, without ever leaving the comfort of your screen…welcome to the...

18 APRIL 2021 • By Malu Halasa
Dismantlings and Exile

Dismantlings and Exile

On my recent trip to the Mission at San Luis Obispo, I recognized the abandoned base where in...

14 SEPTEMBER 2020 • By Farah Abdessamad
Why Non-Arabs Should Read Hisham Matar’s “The Return”

Why Non-Arabs Should Read Hisham Matar’s “The Return”

Jordan Elgrably finds that the family memoir of a Libyan American is one that we can all identity...

3 AUGUST 2017 • By Jordan Elgrably
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