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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Somewhere Other Than Here

Two Lebanese men who knew each other in childhood meet. Before they can become lovers, they must first become friends.

03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Youssef Manessa

Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad? Sudan’s War, Displacement, Illusions

A former volunteer in Khartoum questions if "madness" is an illness or a rational response in a trauma-ridden country.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Robert Bociaga

A Safe Place

A Christian woman in solitary confinement in a Pakistani prison is recognized as a voice of reason, even though others view her as mad.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Farah Ahamed

The Intersection

A drink at a pub, a conversation about psychoanalysis, madness, despair and pain—an encounter.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Ayça Çubukçu

Sara Shamma — Cleaving the World in Two

After living in London and Beirut, Sara Shamma returned to Damascus, where her hyperrealistic paintings reflect the chaos of today’s world.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably

Girl, Cat, Wolf Under the Bed

An exploration of our connections with animal symbols delves into how they intertwine with themes of fear, survival, the body, and language.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Dina Shehata, Rana Asfour

The Midday Ghoul

Inspired by a famous Libyan folktale, “Azouz il-Gayla,” the tale intends to discipline children to keep them from playing outside during nap time.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Safa Elnaili

10 Books for OUT OF OUR MINDS

A curated collection of fiction and non-fiction exploring the ways political and social unrest impacts mental health in the Middle East.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Rana Asfour

I Don’t Have Time For This Right Now

Fourteen million people have been displaced from Sudan due to the war, finding joy in life between the Hilo and the Murr.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Re'al Bakhit

Remaining in Light: Iranians Search for Solace and Well-Being

Iranian doctors, psychotherapists, and exiled human rights advocates are exploring new talk therapy methods to combat despair amid authoritarianism.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Malu Halasa

All the Old Fears

Mohammad Rabie conducts a poignant self-examination, reflecting on a lifetime of fear.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Mohammad Rabie, Lina Mounzer

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Food, Michael Fakhri, on Gaza

Lina Mounzer interviews UN Special Rapporteur Michael Fakhri on Gaza, food and famine.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
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