In this tragicomic debut novel, a queer Palestinian refugee prepares to come out during his extravagant birthday dinner...
6 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Ziyad Saadi
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
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
