Lahib Jaddo—An Iraqi Artist in the Diaspora
Mischa Geracoulis interviews Texas-based multimedia artist Lahib Jaddo on her complex relationship with Iraq.
Iraq
Zahra Ali, Pioneer of Feminist Studies on Iraq
Nada Ghosn talks to sociologist Zahra Ali, author of "Women and Gender in Iraq: Between Nation-Building and Fragmentation."
The Watermelon Boys on Iraq, War, Colonization and Familial Love
Rachel Campbell finds that Ruqaya Izzidien's debut novel set in Iraq provides counter-narratives to the country's early 20th-century history.
After Nine Years in Detention, an Iraqi is Finally Granted Asylum
Rana Asfour reviews the third novel from Dutch Iraqi writer Rodaan Al Galidi.
Leaving One’s Country in Mai Al-Nakib’s “An Unlasting Home”
Rana Asfour reviews Mai Al-Nakib's debut novel, in which the protagonist always thought she would leave her country.
World Refugee Day — What We Owe Each Other
World Refugee Day is the first of seven days during which refugees will be recognized in events across the world.
Mai Al-Nakib: “Naaseha’s Counsel”
The author of the novel "An Unlasting Home" recalls stories of African slaves in Iraq and Kuwait.
Hawra Al-Nadawi: “Tuesday and the Green Movement”
Translator Alice Guthrie shares a preview of Al-Nadawi's exquisite 2017 novel "Qismet," a Kurdish story set in Iraq and Iran.
Conversations on Food and Race with Andy Shallal
Washington DC's artist-entrepreneur-philanthropist (and one-time mayoral candidate) Andy Shallal dishes on matters of hunger and racism.
Abū Ḥamza’s Bread
In which Philip Grant muses on Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq’s tenth century cookbook, "Kitāb aṭ-Ṭabīkh" and cooking and baking 12 centuries later.
Artist Hayv Kahraman’s “Gut Feelings” Exhibition Reviewed
Melissa Chemam is swept away by an Iraqi American artist's latest exhibit at Mosaic Rooms in London.
Nadia Murad Speaks on Behalf of Women Heroes of War
Women's rights activist Maryam Zar reviews the memoir by a valiant survivor of ISIS who won the Nobel Peace Prize for speaking out on her experience.
“There’s Nothing Worse Than War”
Letter from the Editor: Russia’s Attack on Ukraine seen from European and Middle Eastern Vantage Points
(G)Hosting the Past: On Michael Rakowitz’s “Reapparitions”
Arie Akkermans reviews an Iraqi American's exhibitions as they attempt to recreate missing and destroyed artifacts taken from the National Museum of Iraq after the American invasion in 2003.
Refuge, or the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being
TMR's editor reflects on the experience of seeking home and refuge.