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Dhifi, an artist who embraces imperfection and chance, talks about his latest concept, an inverted Mediterranean.
01 MAY, 2026 • By Naima Morelli
Mount Athos and a scrolling screen collapse into a shifting sea of image and memory.
01 MAY, 2026 • By Xloi Karnezi
Each book listed explores the Mediterranean in its own way; sometimes it commands center stage, at others, it lingers in the background.
01 MAY, 2026 • By Rana Asfour
A daughter recalls her father’s near-loss in a river, following the water outward into what the Mediterranean remembers.
01 MAY, 2026 • By Gabriela Mitrushi
A writer ponders the accelerating demise of the world's oldest inhabited seas.
01 MAY, 2026 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Noor Obeid's memories make up her artist archive as she illustrates life in Lebanon, past and present.
01 MAY, 2026 • By Noor Obeid
A short documentary that follows the inspirational and extraordinary life of Tunisian blogger and activist Lina Ben Mhenni.
01 MAY, 2026 • By Amie Williams
Mother tongues, endlessly chimeric, endlessly beguiling, can become both dangerous baggage and precious commodity.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Lara Vergnaud
In which a young artist goes beyond words, beyond language, to create meaning with signs and symbols of her own creation.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Naima Morelli
Poet Zeina Hashem Beck tends to the tension between Arabic and English, grief and joy, and the inheritance of mother tongues.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
TMR asked a group of writers and artists how they negotiate identity between a mother tongue and other languages.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Jordan Elgrably
A reflection on how multiple languages in a family become a perfect conduit for grief and acceptance.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Farah Ahamed
