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The Comedy Roundtable

The Comedy Roundtable

Join Lina Mounzer, TMR Editor-in-chief, and special guests (to be announced soon) for a deep-dive roundtable as we...

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • By TMR
“If I Wasn’t There, Someone Else Would Do It”

“If I Wasn’t There, Someone Else Would Do It”

In the controversial documentary film NAZA, filmmakers grant the soldiers an anonymity that they have rejected on the...

30 OCTOBER 2026 • By Nicki Kattoura
One Patient at a Time: A Review of American Doctor

One Patient at a Time: A Review of American Doctor

This unflinching film refuses to look away from the horrors of Gaza, mirroring the urgency of the ongoing...

30 OCTOBER 2026 • By Alex Demyanenko
​Unstable Ground: Istanbul’s Changing Cultural Landscape

​Unstable Ground: Istanbul’s Changing Cultural Landscape

Amid a tense cultural and political climate, a palpable wariness hovered over Istanbul’s art programme this autumn.

30 OCTOBER 2026 • By Naima Morelli
Tunisia’s Fading Medina Heritage: A Glimpse of our Future?

Tunisia’s Fading Medina Heritage: A Glimpse of our Future?

Tunis’ ancient citadel is threatened by climate change and incompetence but could also offer solutions to hotter, wetter...

23 OCTOBER 2026 • By Iason Athanasiadis
A Sunday Walk to the Drums of War

A Sunday Walk to the Drums of War

Israel's strategy in Lebanon’s south is less a new military design than an "old and improved" version of...

23 OCTOBER 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Sorry, No Pharaohs Here: A Review of Um Mimi

Sorry, No Pharaohs Here: A Review of Um Mimi

Belal Fadl offers an unromantic portrait of Cairo’s urban poor in The Completely True Tales of Um Mimi...

23 OCTOBER 2026 • By Salma Harland
The Victory Sign: Between Bravado and Brute Fact

The Victory Sign: Between Bravado and Brute Fact

A TMR columnist examines a historical record marked by missteps and false victories in the struggle for Palestinian...

9 OCTOBER 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
Emma’s Wickedness: A Review of We Call Her Emma

Emma’s Wickedness: A Review of We Call Her Emma

A new podcast asks: how does a seemingly ordinary person come to accommodate herself to extraordinary evil?

2 OCTOBER 2026 • By Anas Tareef
Interesting Times? We Are Well Beyond Them Now

Interesting Times? We Are Well Beyond Them Now

The world appears to be barreling toward an apocalypse that proves, for better or worse, that we are...

25 SEPTEMBER 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
 
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