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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Non-citizen Gulf residents are rarely depicted in media or literature, but two new novels may change all that.
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Gaar Adams
Jadd Hilal is French, Palestinian, and Lebanese. In this interview with TMR, he parses national identities.
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
Haunted by fear and fragile hope, two couples cross the Afghan capital and accidentally meet. Where is the common ground between them?
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Parand, Asad Narim
A new memoir builds a case for one state where everyone has equal rights.
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Anna Lekas Miller
An essay on how and why grieving for Palestine is being policed in classrooms, newsrooms, and beyond.
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Adam Makary
A lonely Lebanese writer welcomes a poor woman into his home, unwittingly realizing that it is she who is saving him.
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By MK Harb
Maysaa Alajjan on a homeland that never accepted her, and another that she never knew.
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Maysaa Alajjan
Filmmaker Amy Omar explores the short stories of a Turkish writer living in Paris.
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Amy Omar
Nationality: at the end of the day, we are richer for the diversity of our identities, and poorer for our divisions.
07 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably, Malu Halasa
Al-Dujaili shows how global crises connect us and reveal our shared humanity.
06 NOVEMBER, 2025 • By Noshin Bokth
TMR's October issue examines the multifaceted nature of friendship — intimate or communal, joyful or bittersweet.
03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Rana Asfour
A console included with an arthouse film in Syria allows viewers to watch characters from various films form unexpected friendships.
03 OCTOBER, 2025 • By Sanad Tabbaa
