Like a classic noir narrative in which morality blurs and truth is slippery, the world today feels increasingly absurd and nihilistic.
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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
A writer questions whether physical ailments stem from a cultural silencing, in this case of Turkish identity.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Amy Omar
In the wake of genocide, a Palestinian American loses her words — until she finds her way in another tongue.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Sarah Aziza
A writer traces the circuitous journey of a mother tongue, English and not Arabic.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Mai Al-Nakib
Two poems explore the contradictions within language and how they influence and reshape our perception of the world.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Hajer Requiq
A poet of Pakistani heritage raised around Arabic and English longs for deeper expression of her mother's tongue.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Namal Siddiqui
A collective poem offers counter-narratives to dismantle the disaster narrative mapped onto Afghan lives.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Sheeshaka
A Palestinian writer dissects the exquisite loneliness of losing one's mother tongue.
06 MARCH, 2026 • By Majd Aburrub
