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Iraqi novelist Diaa Jubaili's short story, translated by Chip Rossetti, portrays dolls as unlikely victims of life under the Islamic State.
05 JULY, 2024 • By Diaa Jubaili, Chip Rossetti
In exercises to “release your inner child,” meditation, or psychotherapy, Beirutis search for mental and physical relief, in MK Harb's latest short story.
05 JULY, 2024 • By MK Harb
In Haidar Al Ghazali's short story, a Palestinian father during the war on Gaza makes an impossible choice.
05 JULY, 2024 • By Haidar Al Ghazali, Rana Asfour
An excerpt from Omani writer Huda Hamed’s bittersweet coming-of-age novel about race and self in a new English translation by Zia Ahmed.
05 JULY, 2024 • By Huda Hamed, Zia Ahmed
True reflections of a former officer of the law in Lebanon from his hit memoir, translated by Lina Mounzer.
05 JULY, 2024 • By Fawzi Zabyan, Lina Mounzer
Marjane Satrapi's edited anthology "Woman, Life, Freedom" shows that the story of the movement cannot be told with only one voice.
05 JULY, 2024 • By Katie Logan
In which the editors of The Markaz Review and playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak present the theatre issue.
07 JUNE, 2024 • By TMR, Hassan Abdulrazzak
A stage director declines producing a play about a child tragically murdered during a genocide, fearing she may appear biased.
07 JUNE, 2024 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak
In his play, Youssef El Guindi debates whether art is merely a distraction or if it can truly change the world.
07 JUNE, 2024 • By Yussef El Guindi
Al Jadid editor Elie Chalala finds that Lebanese intellectuals’ defense of expat director Wadji Mouawad contrasts with state chokehold on freedom of expression.
07 JUNE, 2024 • By Elie Chalala
An original short play by playwright and theatre maker Mona Mansour: "a short, dark confession in a time of catastrophe."
07 JUNE, 2024 • By Mona Mansour
A play about the French Revolution highlights the experiences of Syrian actors and theatre makers as artists in exile.
07 JUNE, 2024 • By Mudar Alhaggi
