TMR 52

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

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  • TMR52
  • 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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A Day In Damascus

A console included with an arthouse film in Syria allows viewers to watch characters from various films form unexpected friendships.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Sanad Tabbaa

Revolutionary Reissues: Enemy Of The Sun and Leila and the Wolves

A re-released poetry collection and forgotten film underscore Palestinian resistance. What do they teach us about unity and struggle?

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Katie Logan

Lamia Fakhoury: Holding Space and Working Together

TMR interviews this Jordanian artist on her circuitous journey as a sculptor.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably

Play the Game by Fatima Daas—an excerpt

This excerpt from Play the Game by French-Algerian author Fatima Daas explores what it means to grow up queer and Muslim in France.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Fatima Daas

Blue, The Arabian Red Fox

An artist watching starvation in Gaza from afar befriends a fox in Abu Dhabi. Nature, the destroyer, also consoles.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Noura Ali-Ramahi

10 Arab Novels Celebrating the Power of Friendship

A book list that explores the many shades of friendship: From heartwarming connections to tumultuous trials and redemptive moments.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Rana Asfour

What Will People Think? Blends Comedy, Culture and Family Secrets

Sara Hamdan's debut novel finds genuine humor in the complexities of Arab-American identity and friendships.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Natasha Tynes

You Want Your Friends to See Who You Really Are

A writer confronts the harsh reality of performative acceptance versus true solidarity as her community's struggles become inconvenient.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Christina Adranly

Fatima Daas on Playing the Game

In the midst of a busy press tour for her second novel, French literary sensation Fatima Daas took the time to talk to TMR.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud

Everything You Need To Know About X — an excerpt

This excerpt from Ahmed El-Fakharani's latest novel questions whether virtual friendships are real or simply a facade masking deep loneliness.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Ahmed El Fakharany, Nada Faris

Come See the Peacock

A reflective short story that explores friendships, longing, and nostalgia for home.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Aya Chalabee

Lament For My Dear Cousin and Friend in Tulkarm

The Israeli army’s siege of Tulkarm prompts one writer to bear witness to the brutal consequences of conquest and murder.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Thoth
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