Women Comic Artists, from Afghanistan to Morocco
Anthropologist and comix author Sherine Hamdy provides a brief overview of new and recent Arab & Middle Eastern women’s political cartooning.
The Imagination Interviews
An Anthropologist Tells of 1970s Upheaval in “Turkish Kaleidoscope”
Novelist and university professor Jenny White creates a graphic novel on 1970s Turkey with illustrator Ergün Gündüz.
Libya’s Exiled Satirist, Hasan “Alsatoor” Dhaimish
During the long Gaddafi years, Libya produced many exiles, among them the satirical cartoonist and illustrator Hasan “Alsatoor” Dhaimish.
The Excellent Journey of Algerian Cartoonist Nadjib Berber
For 20 years, Algeria was the preeminent country of comics in the Maghreb and Middle East. Nadjib Berber shares some of his story.
French Colonialism in Algeria and Ferrandez’s “Carnets d’Orient”
Amber Sackett analyzes the popular French cartoonist Jacques Ferrandez’s series depicting colonial Algeria under the French.
World Picks: August 2021
Travel the world, meet people, see great places, without ever leaving the comfort of your screen…well, in some cases you can go in person!
Beirut Drag Queens Lead the Way for Arab LGBTQ+ Visibility
Moustafa Daly talks to leaders in Lebanon’s creative and LBGTQ community about the drag queen scene.
Egypt Dreams of Revolution, a Review of “Slipping”
Mohamed Kheir’s oneiric novel takes readers on a journey around Egypt after the failed Arab Spring.
Remember 18:07 and Light a Flame for Beirut
We remember the devastating blast at the Port of Beirut last August 4th, 2020, and call for justice and restitution for its many victims.
In Flawed Democracies, White Supremacy and Ethnocentrism Flourish
The author of The Unchosen: The Lives of Israel's New Others contrasts American white supremacy with Israeli Jewish racism.
“Guns and Figs” from Heba Hayek’s new Gaza book
TMR presents an exclusive excerpt from the new book Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies, Heba Hayek’s vignettes of a girlhood in Gaza.
Heba Hayek’s Gaza Memories
Shereen Malherbe reviews a new book from a first-time Gazan author based in London.
Wafa Shami’s Palestinian Mulukhiyah
The food blogger who launched Palestine in a Dish gives us some background on the wonderful green herbalicious recipe known throughout the Arab world.
Summer of ‘21 Reading—Notes from the Editors
Our editors reveal their diverse literary interests, with more than a dozen recommendations for summer reading.
Fadi Kattan’s Fatteh Ghazawiya الفتة الغزاوية
A Bethlehem chef reaches back to childhood to fish out a family recipe for delicious fatteh he remembers eating in Gaza.