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5 DECEMBER, 2025

Escaping the “Cockroach”—On Melancholy and Noir

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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Inside the Giant Fish—excerpt from Rawand Issa’s graphic novel

In Rawand Issa's "Inside the Giant Fish," a girl looks for her lost memories on a beach that no longer exists.

02 JULY, 2023 • By Rawand Issa, Amy Chiniara

EARTH: Our Only Home

Editor-in-chief, Jordan Elgrably, explains why TMR chose the EARTH theme for its 32nd issue.

04 JUNE, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably

Fiction: An Excerpt from Fadi Zaghmout’s Hope On Earth

In a dystopian world, thanks to AI, people no longer die because they can be upgraded to better and more functional forms.

04 JUNE, 2023 • By Fadi Zaghmout, Rana Asfour

Garden of Africa: Interview with Rachid Koraïchi

Rose Issa talks to the Algerian artist about his Garden of Africa and other garden projects that honor the history and memories of the dead.

04 JUNE, 2023 • By Rose Issa

The Artist at Work—a Conversation with Souad Massi

Jordan Elgrably interviews the Algerian-French iconoclast about her first album after Covid and about why she's devoted her life to freedom.

01 MAY, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably

Buck Up, It’s Only Racism at the Office

In which an Arab woman in a diverse work environment finds that going along to get along with a racist colleague is just too much.

01 MAY, 2023 • By Laila Halaby

Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)

Our top picks on what to read from Qatar.

02 APRIL, 2023 • By Rana Asfour

Broken Home: Britain in the Time of Migration

Malu Halasa tells the story of refugees seeking asylum in Britain who brave the dangerous waters of the English Channel.

05 MARCH, 2023 • By Malu Halasa

To Receive Asylum, You First Have to be Believed, and Accepted

Mischa Geracoulis reviews the new book from Dina Nayeri on refugees and asylum seekers who must be believed to get through the system.

05 MARCH, 2023 • By Mischa Geracoulis

Reading Iraq: Our Top 10 List of Iraqi Fiction

A list of must-read Iraqi fiction, from Ahmed Saadawi's "Frankenstein in Baghdad" to Sinan Antoon's "The Book of Collateral Damage."

05 FEBRUARY, 2023 • By Rana Asfour

The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven

Karim Goury revels in the new feature from Swedish Egyptian director Tarik Saleh.

15 NOVEMBER, 2022 • By Karim Goury

An Interview with Graphic Memoirist Malaka Gharib

Rushda Rafeek interviews graphic memoirist Malaka Gharib about her Arab American coming of age story.

15 NOVEMBER, 2022 • By Rushda Rafeek
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