“Raise Your Head High”—new fiction from Leila Aboulela
Cairo-born novelist Leila Aboulela weaves the sad story of two sisters' alienation on the eve of the uprising in Tahrir Square.
Cairo-born novelist Leila Aboulela weaves the sad story of two sisters' alienation on the eve of the uprising in Tahrir Square.
A journalist in Tehran walks defiantly without covering her hair through one of the city's busiest thoroughfares.
Melissa Chemam explores the Tunisian neo-rap and reggae group from Tunisia that sings for social and political freedom.
Dr. Abdullah Chahin, author of a book on the Syrian quagmire, responds to the TMR review of his book.
A Palestinian woman battles both the patriarchy and the occupation to free herself from the toxic jurisdiction men have claimed over her.
From one of the most prominent contemporary authors and poets from Iraqi Kurdistan comes an unforgettable tale of oppression, and freedom.
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When a repressive government moves against the most despised in society, if left unchecked, no one is safe and it will move against its own citizens.