World Picks from the Editors: July 15 — August 2
Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.
Palestine
“The Cockroaches”—flash fiction
In the violence of the Gaza war, a love that dares not speak its name blossoms at a hefty price in flash fiction by Stanko Uyi Sršen.
Dare Not Speak—a One-Act Play
A stage director declines producing a play about a child tragically murdered during a genocide, fearing she may appear biased.
Palestine, Political Theatre & the Performance of Queer Solidarity in Jean Genet’s Prisoner of Love
"Prisoner of Love" acknowledges the limitations of language in capturing the reality of the Palestinian revolution, writes Saleem Haddad.
A Small Kernel of Human Kindness: Some Notes on Solidarity and Resistance
Empathy requires knowledge and collective action to avoid blindly following the crowds, writes Nancy Kricorian.
Demarcations of Identity: Rushdi Anwar
From sound and installation to sculpture & photography, art and a history of violence collide in Rushdi Anwar’s new show.
Why FORGETTING?
What shall we forget and what shall we remember, and can forgetting also be a force for good? The editors inquire.
Memory Archive: Between Remembering and Forgetting
Mai Al-Nakib explores memory, forgetting, and writing through the lenses of Woolf, Proust, and a Wim Wenders film.
Not Forgotten, Not (All) Erased: Palestine’s Sacred Shrines
Palestine's shrines are a part of a heritage that has been intentionally erased since the Nakba of 1948, writes Gabriel Polley.
Palestinian Culture, Under Assault, Celebrated in New Cookbook
Fadi Kattan's Palestinian cookbook is a memoir of personal and familial memories, intriguing facts, and emotions, writes Mischa Geracoulis.
Malak Mattar: No Words, Only Scenes of Ruin
Malak Mattar's artwork at the Venice Biennale evokes a multi-sensory experience that demands to be felt, writes Nadine Nour el Din.
Censorship over Gaza and Palestine Roils the Arts Community
An Arab playwright in London reacts to the canceling of Palestinian voices six months into a horrific war.
Past Disquiet at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
Curators Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri have assembled a formidable exhibition on museums and solidarity movements using art and protest.
Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
With genocidal violence raging in Gaza and muzzling of pro-Palestinian voices throughout France, Ariella Azoulay's word is now inescapable.
Fady Joudah’s […] Dares Us to Listen to Palestinian Words—and Silences
Eman Quotah on Fady Joudah's latest, in which the poet takes on the inadequacy of language in conveying the pain and hope of Palestinians today.