Kader Attia, Berlin Biennale’s Curator
Melissa Chemam profiles contemporary Algerian-French artist Kader Attia as he discusses his role with the Berlin Biennale.
Syria
Ziad Kalthoum: Trajectory of a Syrian Filmmaker
Film historian Viola Shafik interviews Syrian filmmaker Ziad Kalthoum about his peripatetic life in Syria and beyond.
The Mystery of Tycoon Michel Baida in Old Arab Berlin
Film curator and scholar Irit Neidhardt searches for clues to the Berlin disappearance of gramophone tycoon Michel Baida.
Two Syrian Brothers Find Themselves in “We Are From There”
Angélique Crux reviews the award-winning documentary from Lebanese filmmaker Wissam Tanios.
Questionable Thinking on the Syrian Revolution
Critic Fouad Mami suggests that a Syrian author may be guilty of pseudo-thinking in service of the counterrevolution.
Abundant Middle Eastern Talent at the ’22 Avignon Theatre Fest
Nada Ghosn revels in the artistry of Palestinian, Iranian, Lebanese, Afghan and other playwrights and performers in Avignon this year.
World Refugee Day — What We Owe Each Other
World Refugee Day is the first of seven days during which refugees will be recognized in events across the world.
Fragmented Love in Alison Glick’s “The Other End of the Sea”
Nora Lester Murad reviews a "far-fetched" story of a marriage between a Palestinian Muslim and an American Jew.
Libyan, Palestinian and Syrian Family Dinners in London
London-based journalist Layla Maghribi recalls her family dinners in Libyan, Palestinian and Syrian culinary traditions.
Mariupol, Ukraine and the Crime of Hospital Bombing
Aren't military attacks on hospitals and other medical facilities considered war crimes?
Three Poems of Love and Desire by Nouri Al-Jarrah
Three poems of love and desire, composed in Beirut during the darkest days of the civil war, and war within war, by exiled Syrian poet Nouri al-Jarrah.
Fiction: “Skin Calluses” by Khalil Younes
Syrian artist and writer Khalil Younes recalls the strained sexuality of Martyrs Square in Damascus.
Ukraine War Reminds Refugees Some Are More Equal Than Others
Observing the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a Lebanese American journalist in London, married to a Syrian refugee, finds the racist double standard on refugees unsettling.
“There’s Nothing Worse Than War”
Letter from the Editor: Russia’s Attack on Ukraine seen from European and Middle Eastern Vantage Points
Refuge, or the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being
TMR's editor reflects on the experience of seeking home and refuge.