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The Passive Voice of Light: On Grief and Imperial Grammar

The Passive Voice of Light: On Grief and Imperial Grammar

A Palestinian teacher remembers the sister who taught her the passive voice, not knowing that grammar would be...

10 JULY 2026 • By Hanan Habashi
Algerian Mother Tongues—the Music of Amel Zen and IWAL

Algerian Mother Tongues—the Music of Amel Zen and IWAL

In Algeria, singer-songwriter Amel Zen and the group Iwal write and perform in their indigenous Dahri and Chaoui.

24 APRIL 2026 • By Sana Herireche
The Queer Arab Glossary —A Review

The Queer Arab Glossary —A Review

A book challenging myths and stereotypes about sexuality in the Arab world, exploring the language of queerness in...

27 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Bahi Ghubril
Flaubert’s Poison Pen

Flaubert’s Poison Pen

Flaubert's theory of meaning and form rests on a mystical conception of the nature of writing, alongside the...

5 JULY 2024 • By Tarek Abi Samra
Disaster and Language—the Disarticulation of Seismic Pain in Tamazight

Disaster and Language—the Disarticulation of Seismic Pain in Tamazight

Brahim El Guabli argues that Morocco's disaster survivors must be able to communicate in their mother tongue.

25 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Brahim El Guabli
A Deaf Boy’s Quest to Find His Voice in a Hearing World

A Deaf Boy’s Quest to Find His Voice in a Hearing World

In Edward Lovelace's new documentary, a refugee's handicap becomes a source of inspiration in the struggle for survival.

24 JULY 2023 • By Nazli Tarzi
Nathalie Karagiannis

Nathalie Karagiannis

Nathalie Karagiannis, a Greek poet and artist, shares with TMR her experimental work "The Idea of Berlin."

4 APRIL 2023 • By Nathalie Karagiannis
 
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