Palestine

Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

The Israeli army’s siege of Tulkarm prompts one writer to bear witness to the brutal consequences of conquest...

3 OCTOBER 2025 • By Thoth
Longing for Love in a Time of Genocide

Longing for Love in a Time of Genocide

A woman living in the capital of the United States during fascism and genocide nonetheless yearns for a...

26 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Souseh
Diba’s House

Diba’s House

“Diba’s House” is a fictional retelling of events in Wadi Salib in Palestine and won Second Place in...

26 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Sara Masry
Together for Palestine — Truly Historic

Together for Palestine — Truly Historic

At Brian Eno’s concert, 150 artists and 12,500 attendees raised funds for Gaza and called for sanctions against...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By TMR
How the Media Fails Armenia and Palestine

How the Media Fails Armenia and Palestine

A new book examines the history of colonization and the ongoing parallels between the conflicts in Artsakh and...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Gabriel Polley
New Documentaries from Palestine, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Iran

New Documentaries from Palestine, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Iran

New SWANA films respond to genocide and starvation while urging viewers to act beyond passive consumption of the...

12 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Yassin El-Moudden
Once Upon a Time in Gaza Wants to Be an Indie Western

Once Upon a Time in Gaza Wants to Be an Indie Western

The new feature from the Nasser brothers takes place in the context of Gaza's siege, but well before...

29 AUGUST 2025 • By Karim Goury
From Stitch to Symbol: The Power of Palestinian Tatreez

From Stitch to Symbol: The Power of Palestinian Tatreez

Palestinian embroidery is dynamic, and artists, designers, and makers are constantly finding new ways to innovate and reinterpret...

22 AUGUST 2025 • By Joanna Barakat
Amal Doesn’t Even Know What a Banana Is: Child Malnutrition in Gaza

Amal Doesn’t Even Know What a Banana Is: Child Malnutrition in Gaza

A writer in Gaza reports on the consequences of Israel's blocking humanitarian aid and medicines from entering the...

1 AUGUST 2025 • By Asem Al Jerjawi
“A Love That Endures”: How Tamer and Sabreen Defied War and Death

“A Love That Endures”: How Tamer and Sabreen Defied War and Death

In Gaza, where airstrikes define life, two lovers still find a way to connect in a landscape scarred...

25 JULY 2025 • By Husam Maarouf
August World Picks from the Editors

August World Picks from the Editors

Literary conversations, films, exhibitions, and concerts … TMR World Picks run the gamut…

25 JULY 2025 • By TMR
“Silence is Not the Way”—Arab Writers Against Israel’s Genocide

“Silence is Not the Way”—Arab Writers Against Israel’s Genocide

When one poet declines to participate on the international stage in Edinburgh, supporters of Palestinian human rights are...

18 JULY 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably
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