As this writer from Khuzestan remembers, the long Iran-Iraq war left many traces, names and ghosts in its...
3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Maryam Haidari
In the aftermath of his father's death by shrapnel from an Iraqi shell, Dilan Qadir contends with a...
28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Dilan Qadir
Matt Broomfield reviews the first anthology of Kurdish science fiction, one that envisions new possibilities for Kurdish self-determination.
28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Matt Broomfield
Ahmed Twaij, a physician and journalist with experience in Iraq and other war zones, argues Hamas and ISIS...
27 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Ahmed Twaij
The Markaz Review presents an interview with Oxford historian and author Avi Shlaim, with guest interviewer Layla Magrhibi,...
2 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Megan Jarrell
Sophie Kazan explores the Middle Eastern artists and galleries on display when Frieze London celebrates its 20th anniversary.
23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Bilingual poems, in Arabic and English, from Iman Mersal (Egypt), Ines Abassi (Tunisia) and Ashjan Hendi (Saudi Arabia).
11 OCTOBER 2023 • By Sarah Coolidge
Arie Amaya-Akkermans on the history of war, colonialism, memory and how museums strive to preserve and display artifacts...
21 AUGUST 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Novelist Elizabeth Louden joins TMR's Book Club moderated by Rana Asfour.
2 AUGUST 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
Matthew Broomfield reviews a book on the Kurdish women's movement, which challenges hierarchical, patriarchal society.
31 JULY 2023 • By Matt Broomfield