Lebanon

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
The Mediterranean Seen from Lebanon

The Mediterranean Seen from Lebanon

Noor Obeid's memories make up her artist archive as she illustrates life in Lebanon, past and present.

1 MAY 2026 • By Noor Obeid
Civil War In Lebanon? A Mad Prospect Looms Again

Civil War In Lebanon? A Mad Prospect Looms Again

In her biweekly column, following Israel's Black Wednesday massacres, Amal Ghandour mulls the future of Lebanon.

24 APRIL 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Dear Souseh: Incandescent with Rage

Dear Souseh: Incandescent with Rage

For this final iteration of the column before it goes on hiatus, Souseh writes a letter to herself.

24 APRIL 2026 • By Lina Mounzer
The Art of Giving: Relief Efforts in Beirut

The Art of Giving: Relief Efforts in Beirut

Six years into Lebanon’s collapse, Beirut’s cultural centers struggle to cope with an unprecedented displacement crisis.

17 APRIL 2026 • By Jim Quilty
Creating Art in Times of War

Creating Art in Times of War

TMR asked writers and artists what motivation can remain, in times of war, to write or create art?...

10 APRIL 2026 • By TMR
A Ledger of Destruction, A Sisterhood of Grief and Grievance

A Ledger of Destruction, A Sisterhood of Grief and Grievance

Amal Ghandour takes the measure of Israel's assaults on Lebanon in the present ceasefire.

10 APRIL 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
 
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