TMR 52

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

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  • EDITORIAL
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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With Hasan in Gaza: Salvaged Palestine

Kamal Aljafari's new-old film historicizes Gaza in its demise.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Jim Quilty

Edward Said: Prophet, Symphonist, Exemplar

Edward Said remains a singular prophet and exemplar for everyone struggling for a world based on peace, justice, and mutual recognition.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Mark LeVine

In Two New Books, Palestinian Writing Bears Witness

Palestinian artists have long turned their people’s struggle into vibrant expression.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Gabriel Polley

You Must Live: A Collection of Palestinian Poetry

Immediacy matters in this collection because it fundamentally alters how the poems should be read — not "about" war, but inside of it.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Sholeh Wolpé

Letter from Gaza: Our Long Wait for Gas

Coffee, gas, warmth — basic things to many, but in Gaza, they become rarities.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Esraa Abo Qamar

Letter from Gaza: Stuck in Place

A young writer reports that safe transportation remains dangerously scarce.

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By Mariam Mushtaha

Why PALESTINE?

What could be more central to any discussion of peace and justice than Palestinian freedom and sovereignty in our lifetimes?

30 JANUARY, 2026 • By TMR

Escaping the “Cockroach”—On Melancholy and Noir

Like a classic noir narrative in which morality blurs and truth is slippery, the world today feels increasingly absurd and nihilistic.

05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably, Mohammad Rabie

“An Unwritten Poem”—new fiction by Omar Khalifah

In this exclusive short story, a Palestinian aspiring poet in New York City tries to solve an unsolvable mystery.

05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Omar Khalifah

Featured Artist Ala Younis: Ambiguous Architectures in Abu Dhabi

Ala Younis uses architecture, visual culture, and archives to excavate lesser-known connections and stories.

05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans

“Tahmina”—a story from Iran

In this short story translated from Persian, an ordinary day swiftly — and brutally — changes course.

05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Abdollah Nazari

White Collar Noir: How John Roberts Corrupted the U.S. Supreme Court

In this new book, Lisa Graves demonstrates the extent and danger of the changes to judicial power.

05 DECEMBER, 2025 • By Stephen Rohde
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