Sepideh Gholian's book demonstrates that freedom, even in confinement, is a state of mind, where choosing life is...
6 JUNE 2025 • By Hannah Kaviani
In the 50th issue of The Markaz Review, diverse writers explore the return home in creative nonfiction, fiction...
2 MAY 2025 • By TMR
Salar Abdoh reflects on returning to Iran, burdened by injustice and a desire to reconnect with a culture...
2 MAY 2025 • By Salar Abdoh
Not even escalating tensions between Israel and Iran could stop one wayward Iranian from returning home to see...
2 MAY 2025 • By Raha Nik-Andish
From blindfolding potential dates to threating them with cockroaches, Iranian YouTube dating game shows go viral and the...
7 MARCH 2025 • By Malu Halasa
Shooting in black and white with a minimalist approach, Iranian photographer Mostafa Nodeh transcends boundaries of identity and...
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Mostafa Nodeh
Karim Goury reviews the Iranian film, "My Favorite Cake," a celebration of love in the twilight of life,...
17 JANUARY 2025 • By Karim Goury
A review of a book that offers a portrait of a royal dynasty whose decline has significantly shaped...
10 JANUARY 2025 • By Azadeh Moaveni
The Markaz Review responds to the results of the 2024 US presidential election, in which Donald Trump prevailed...
8 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Jordan Elgrably
An Iranian writer and translator in the heart of Tehran unexpectedly becomes a cat woman, attached to her...
1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Farnaz Haeri
Karim Goury reviews "Tatami," a sports combat film depicting the conflict between suppressive male law and individual female...
11 OCTOBER 2024 • By Karim Goury
In the guise of an editorial, senior editor Lina Mounzer struggles to find the words to describe the...
4 OCTOBER 2024 • By Lina Mounzer
