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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Why Out of Our Minds?

Our senior editor in Beirut, Lina Mounzer, relates intimately to the theme of TMR 53, having experienced civil war in Beirut.

05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Lina Mounzer

“Waving at the Sky”—a story by Nahla Karam

Two women on the mend in the hospital, one a wife and mother, the other pining for a lover, both dream of a better life.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Nahla Karam, Nada Faris

The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa—a Review

A tale set in the near-future exploring the world of banned books, repressed imaginations, dreams, and desires.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Rana Asfour

The Bullet, the Missile, and the Woman In-Between

A meditation on how war distorts the perception of time, transforming events and emotions into distant memories.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Alireza Iranmehr, Salar Abdoh

Architecture and Political Memory

In Iraq, buildings don’t simply reflect ideology — they absorb it, transmit it, and sometimes resist it. Especially when left unfinished.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Meriam Othman

In Reading, We Resist

In Paranda, everyday activities like reading symbolize protest and resistance in homes, alleyways, and gatherings.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Marie Bamyani, Zubair Popalzai

Victor Hugo and Islam: A Literary Bridge Between East and West

Victor Hugo’s way still guides those building bridges across languages, faiths, and histories in a time of fear.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Yahia Lababidi

Unwritten Stories from Palestine

Thoth invites readers to witness the struggles of Palestinians and raise awareness of the ongoing catastrophe in the West Bank.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Thoth

A Voice That Defied Silence: The Legacy of Dr. Refaat Al-Areer

Palestinian Refaat Al-Areer was not just an academic. He was a living metaphor for Gaza’s steadfastness, writes his student Taqwa Al-Wawi.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Arab Writing in French: Claiming Space and Language

The “francophone” term limits books to the “Francophonie” section in French bookstores, and forces authors to focus on identity.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud

In Nasser Rabah’s Poetry تقول القصيدة كلمتها

Nasser Rabah and other poets of Gaza are still writing — still sending their poems to us, because Palestine is literature.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Eman Quotah

A Medical Gaze at the Grand Multiparas

A doctor writes on the grand multiparas — women who have given birth five or more times.

04 JULY, 2025 • By Sarah Shaheen, Lina Mounzer
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