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A Middle Eastern Food Roundtable, with TMR Writers, Sunday, May 8, 1 PM Eastern

A Middle Eastern Food Roundtable, with TMR Writers, Sunday, May 8, 1 PM Eastern

Register Here.   The Markaz Review presents a roundtable conversation on Middle Eastern cuisine among contributors to the...

4 MAY 2022 • By
Siena and Her Art Soothe a Writer’s Grieving Soul

Siena and Her Art Soothe a Writer’s Grieving Soul

Rana Asfour reviews Libyan-American author Hisham Matar's memoir of his time in Siena, Italy.

25 APRIL 2022 • By TMR
Egyptian Comedic Novel Captures Dark Tale of Bedouin Migrants

Egyptian Comedic Novel Captures Dark Tale of Bedouin Migrants

Saliha Haddad reviews the third novel in English translation by Egyptian writer Hamdi Abu Golayyel.

18 APRIL 2022 • By Reem Mouasher
Libyan, Palestinian and Syrian Family Dinners in London

Libyan, Palestinian and Syrian Family Dinners in London

London-based journalist Layla Maghribi recalls her family dinners in Libyan, Palestinian and Syrian culinary traditions.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Fari Bradley
From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea

Rana Asfour reviews a new memoir about the legendary Dajani family, charged by a Turkish sultan with watching...

29 NOVEMBER 2021 • By TMR
Why COMIX? An Emerging Medium of Writing the Middle East and North Africa

Why COMIX? An Emerging Medium of Writing the Middle East and North Africa

TMR’s guest editor Aomar Boum admires the growing movement of political cartooning in North Africa and the Middle...

15 AUGUST 2021 • By Aomar Boum
Libya’s Exiled Satirist, Hasan “Alsatoor” Dhaimish

Libya’s Exiled Satirist, Hasan “Alsatoor” Dhaimish

During the long Gaddafi years, Libya produced many exiles, among them the satirical cartoonist and illustrator Hasan “Alsatoor”...

15 AUGUST 2021 • By
Walls, Graffiti and Youth Culture in Egypt, Libya & Tunisia

Walls, Graffiti and Youth Culture in Egypt, Libya & Tunisia

Former Egypt and Turkey-based photographer Claudia Wiens documents street art of the Arab Spring.

14 MAY 2021 • By Saleem Vaillancourt
Three North African Novels Dance Between Colonial & Postcolonial Worlds

Three North African Novels Dance Between Colonial & Postcolonial Worlds

BookFabulous' Rana Asfour delivers capsule reviews of three recent North African novels from Libya and Morocco.

25 APRIL 2021 • By TMR
Why Non-Arabs Should Read Hisham Matar’s “The Return”

Why Non-Arabs Should Read Hisham Matar’s “The Return”

Jordan Elgrably finds that the family memoir of a Libyan American is one that we can all identity...

3 AUGUST 2017 • By Jordan Elgrably
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