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 curated collection of books that explore how our language shapes who we are and how we connect...
5 MARCH 2026 • By Rana Asfour
In this tragicomic debut novel, a queer Palestinian refugee prepares to come out during his extravagant birthday dinner...
6 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Ziyad Saadi
These ten novels—all steeped in uncertainty, grit, shadowy streets, and moral ambiguity—encapsulate the best of Arab noir writing.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Rana Asfour
This gritty thriller interweaves multiple perspectives to explore exile, identity, resistance, and the human cost of war.
5 DECEMBER 2025 • By Mirna Al-Mahdi
A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
This anthology, while celebrating last year's best literary translations, aims to highlight writing from and about a world...
9 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
What do we choose to remember, and what do we choose to forget? A special monthly issue devoted...
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By TMR
A bombing in Gaza destroys an entire family except for the protagonist of the short story and his...
1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Ghassan Ghassan
The Markaz Review presents a rare piece of prose in English translation from Kurdish writer Shalaw Habiba, translated...
9 AUGUST 2024 • By Shalaw Habiba
Adib Rahhal reviews Hisham Matar's latest novel, in which the precariousness of existence and Libya serve as springboards.
25 MARCH 2024 • By Adib Rahhal
A Libyan writer from Derna laments the floods that came not long after she devoted a short story...
13 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Naima Morelli
