A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
Thinking about icons past and present, Amal Ghandour remembers Egypt's "Star of the East" on the 50th anniversary...
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Respite, please, from genocide and famine in Gaza, but not from torment and heartbreak. Respite, please, for whatever...
24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Matt Broomfield's new book explores the history of the Rojava revolution in Syrian Kurdistan as a model for...
11 JULY 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
U.S. asylees and refugees must consider the risks of visiting Syria against the lives they've established in the...
4 JULY 2025 • By Rana Alsoufi
In the 50th issue of The Markaz Review, diverse writers explore the return home in creative nonfiction, fiction...
2 MAY 2025 • By TMR
In post-regime Syria, forgiveness is not resolution—it’s a quiet demand for justice in the language of art.
18 APRIL 2025 • By Robert Bociaga
Three documentaries screened in Thessaloniki shed light on conflicts often absent from international media headlines.
28 MARCH 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Gaza was meant from the start of the genocide to be bombed into rubble, to be made uninhabitable...
14 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Chris Hedges
After 13 years away, writer Odai Al Zoubi returns to Syria following the Assad regime's collapse, aiming to...
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Odai Al Zoubi
Growing up a "Boy Hassan" in Latakia, Rana Haddad refused to wear a dress and act like a...
7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Rana Haddad
Filmmaker Yasmin Fedda and arts activist Daniel Gorman share their reflections of a three-day visit to Syria early...
24 JANUARY 2025 • By Yasmin Fedda
