TMR 52

10 stories centered around a critical theme, published monthly and curated with care.

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7 MARCH, 2025

Why Love, War & Resistance?

Can love transform in the face of bombs, drones, AI surveillance, snipers, annexation, and expulsion?

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Mohamed Al Mufti, Architect and Painter of Our Time

Nicole Hamouche visits artist and architect at his Beirut studio, whose work reflects on Damascus' and Beirut’s political and social scene.

05 NOVEMBER, 2023 • By Nicole Hamouche

Sustainability: Rethinking the City in the United Arab Emirates

Rana Asfour on the UAE's intervention solutions for energy-efficient, sustainable buildings rooted in the city.

05 NOVEMBER, 2023 • By Rana Asfour

Waking Up To My Distorted City—an Interview with Hisham Bustani & Linda Al Khoury

Hisham Bustani and Linda Al Khoury talk to TMR about their new bilingual book and the urban distortions they bear witness to in Amman, Jordan.

05 NOVEMBER, 2023 • By Rana Asfour

The Vanishing of the Public Intellectual

Public intellectuals no longer exist, argues Moustafa Bayoumi; they have been usurped by "influencers."

01 OCTOBER, 2023 • By Moustafa Bayoumi

“Supplication”—a short story by Hisham Bustani

In Hisham Bustani’s new short story, one man’s religious nightmare brings him face to face with an unlikely public intellectual of his day.

01 OCTOBER, 2023 • By Hisham Bustani, Thoraya El-Rayyes

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Political Prisoner and Public Intellectual

Yasmine Al Rashidi on writer-thinker Alaa Abdel Fattah who advocates for the rights of those without platforms to campaign for themselves.

01 OCTOBER, 2023 • By Yasmine El Rashidi

London Cemeteries: And Now It Is Death

Selma Dabbagh's run through a London cemetery proves to be valuable fodder for the creative inspiration the writer was searching for.

03 SEPTEMBER, 2023 • By Selma Dabbagh

They and I, in Budapest

An Egyptian student in Budapest wakes up each morning to embody a new character, conquer language barriers and learn about her new city.

03 SEPTEMBER, 2023 • By Nadine Yasser

A Day in the Life of a Saturday Market Trawler in Cairo

Karoline Kamel captures the enchantment of Egypt's flea markets where a nostalgic encounter with a Barbie doll fulfilled a childhood longing.

03 SEPTEMBER, 2023 • By Karoline Kamel, Rana Asfour

A Day in the Life: Cairo

The writer's visit to a Cairo internet store to renew her internet service proves to be an out of body experience.

24 JULY, 2023 • By Sarah Eltantawi

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

A moving testimony to life, death, and the human condition by an Egyptian journalist who was blessed, and cursed.

02 JULY, 2023 • By Mohamed Aboelgheit, Rudaina Halasa

“The Cactus”—new fiction from Mohammed Al Naas

Can a man who loves a woman prove his mettle by taking proper care of a cactus that stings him with its spines?

02 JULY, 2023 • By Mohammed Alnaas, Rana Asfour
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