Like a classic noir narrative in which morality blurs and truth is slippery, the world today feels increasingly absurd and nihilistic.
READ MOREFourteen 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 BakhitIranian doctors, psychotherapists, and exiled human rights advocates are exploring new talk therapy methods to combat despair amid authoritarianism.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Malu HalasaMohammad Rabie conducts a poignant self-examination, reflecting on a lifetime of fear.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Mohammad Rabie, Lina MounzerLina Mounzer interviews UN Special Rapporteur Michael Fakhri on Gaza, food and famine.
05 SEPTEMBER, 2025 • By Lina MounzerOur 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"Voices of Resistance" stands as a vital work of testimonial literature that refuses to be forgotten, writes Francesca Vawdrey.
04 JULY, 2025 • By Francesca VawdreyFollowing the banishment of Bashar Al-Assad, Syrian artists are starting to return and exhibit new work at home and internationally.
04 JULY, 2025 • By Arie Amaya-AkkermansForgotten offers a profound meditation on the Palestinian landscape, on loss, neglect and the ravages of time.
04 JULY, 2025 • By Gabriel PolleyTMR's literary editor gives insight and nuance to our Summer 2025 double literary issue.
04 JULY, 2025 • By Malu HalasaAfter many years of being tormented, a man finally seeks revenge against past aggressors who have long since vanished. Or have they?
04 JULY, 2025 • By Eman Al Yousuf, Rana AsfourWe're not quite at "Fahrenheit 451" where books in pyres are burned in public, but our freedom to read faces significant threats.
04 JULY, 2025 • By Yasmina JraissatiWhat happens when a human-robot relationship forms? In near-future Dubai, an accident in a skyscraper holds the key to this question.
04 JULY, 2025 • By Fadi Zaghmout, Rana Asfour