Life Under the Shadow of Missiles: the View From Iran
A writer-artist sits in a café in Tehran with a failing internet connection, risking life and limb to send his observations to TMR.
A writer-artist sits in a café in Tehran with a failing internet connection, risking life and limb to send his observations to TMR.
Sepideh Gholian's book demonstrates that freedom, even in confinement, is a state of mind, where choosing life is part of the struggle.
In the 50th issue of The Markaz Review, diverse writers explore the return home in creative nonfiction, fiction excerpts and prose poems.
Salar Abdoh reflects on returning to Iran, burdened by injustice and a desire to reconnect with a culture that has normalized disinformation.
Not even escalating tensions between Israel and Iran could stop one wayward Iranian from returning home to see his father one last time.
From blindfolding potential dates to threating them with cockroaches, Iranian YouTube dating game shows go viral and the regime takes action.
Shooting in black and white with a minimalist approach, Iranian photographer Mostafa Nodeh transcends boundaries of identity and time.
Karim Goury reviews the Iranian film, "My Favorite Cake," a celebration of love in the twilight of life, in a society where prohibition and surveillance reign.
A review of a book that offers a portrait of a royal dynasty whose decline has significantly shaped the modern world.
The Markaz Review responds to the results of the 2024 US presidential election, in which Donald Trump prevailed over Kamala Harris.
An Iranian writer and translator in the heart of Tehran unexpectedly becomes a cat woman, attached to her pets well into adulthood.
Karim Goury reviews "Tatami," a sports combat film depicting the conflict between suppressive male law and individual female empowerment.
In the guise of an editorial, senior editor Lina Mounzer struggles to find the words to describe the horror of the past year, and hopelessness as we confront endless war.
Translators Erfan Mojib and Gary Gach present poetry from Hafez, Iran's celebrated 14th century Persian lyric poet.
In this short story, an Iranian conscript keeps disappearing from duty. The natural world leaves clues of his whereabouts.