TMR asked writers and artists what motivation can remain, in times of war, to write or create art?...
10 APRIL 2026 • By TMR
Amal Ghandour takes the measure of Israel's assaults on Lebanon in the present ceasefire.
10 APRIL 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Why does the U.S. continue funding Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people, even in the face of international...
3 APRIL 2026 • By Jason Hickel
No one in Lebanon is ever out of the fray, not even those who are very far away...
27 MARCH 2026 • By Amal GhandourThis month, Souseh answers two letters from readers distressed by the outbreak of war, and notably the cognitive...
27 MARCH 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
For Avi Shlaim and Gilbert Achcar, the genocide in Gaza is a turning point, one from which there...
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould
In a world where justice and law reliably fail us, it might be literature that holds the better...
13 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
In "This Arab Life," Amal Ghandour looks at the absurdity of Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" for Gaza.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
In today's dissonant reality, many countries feel like they need protection from Israel.
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Sheryl Ono
Raja Shehadeh offers a simple but impossible answer to this simple but impossible question: "And yet we must."
30 JANUARY 2026 • By Raja Shehadeh
What could be more central to any discussion of peace and justice than Palestinian freedom and sovereignty in...
30 JANUARY 2026 • By TMR
Amal Ghandour reflects on a 2025 rich with tragedy, disappointment, and political smoke and mirrors.
19 DECEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour