Lebanon

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
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
 
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