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Join Jordan Elgrably, Editor-in-Chief of The Markaz Review and Senior Editor Lina Mounzer for readings from TMR's newest...
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Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.
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Malu Halasa surveys the legacy of Al Saqi while also lamenting the end of Banipal Magazine and the...
16 JANUARY 2023 • By Malu Halasa
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