Lebanon

Where Do People Who Refuse to Belong, Belong?

Where Do People Who Refuse to Belong, Belong?

A writer stands her ground, in response to criticisms of her column, "recklessly" simplifying a fraught discourse.

24 JULY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Metropolis Cinema Celebrates Two Decades in Beirut

Metropolis Cinema Celebrates Two Decades in Beirut

The Metropolis Cinema in Beirut celebrates twenty years of showing indie cinema, surviving multiple crises.

24 JULY 2026 • By Jim Quilty
“Ya’ll Come Back Now”—fiction

“Ya’ll Come Back Now”—fiction

At a family holiday, a father's death and the birth of a child collapse time and challenge faith...

17 JULY 2026 • By Nezar Andary
Assailed and Abandoned in the Levant

Assailed and Abandoned in the Levant

A columnist turns her keen eye to the almost absurd evolution of the framework hammered out between Lebanon...

10 JULY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Are the “Birth Pangs” of a New Middle East Finally Here?

Are the “Birth Pangs” of a New Middle East Finally Here?

A new Middle East is visible through the debris, but not the one dearly wanted by the United...

26 JUNE 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
The Markaz Review appoints Lina Mounzer as Editor-in-Chief

The Markaz Review appoints Lina Mounzer as Editor-in-Chief

Beirut-Based writer, translator, senior editor steps into new leadership role.

21 JUNE 2026 • By TMR
Searching for Perseus

Searching for Perseus

A writer returns to her homeland — Lebanon — after years abroad, tracing the fault lines between memory...

19 JUNE 2026 • By Lara Atallah
The Meaning of a Party in the Midst of War

The Meaning of a Party in the Midst of War

A post-graduation party in Beirut, held within striking distance of displaced citizens, reflects a broader discourse — and...

12 JUNE 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
No Final Curtain on Beirut’s Zoukak Theatre

No Final Curtain on Beirut’s Zoukak Theatre

Zoukak embodied a rarity in the Lebanese theatre world, running ten years longer than its intrepid founders expected.

5 JUNE 2026 • By Amelia Izmanki
Sad, Beautiful, and True: Love in Lebanon

Sad, Beautiful, and True: Love in Lebanon

Lebanon is a quiet, at times ominous, presence in A Sad and Beautiful World, an unexpected and moving...

5 JUNE 2026 • By Alex Demyanenko
The Meaning of Palestine to This Levantine: A Matter of Love, a Question of Justice

The Meaning of Palestine to This Levantine: A Matter of Love, a Question of Justice

In this ode of sorts, a Lebanese writer wonders: how can love for Palestine, and yearning, still puzzle...

15 MAY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
 
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