World Picks from the Editors: Nov 07 – Nov 24
The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several world events.
The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several world events.
For the 40th day from his death, Youssef Rakha considers fellow writer Khaled Khalifa in the context of both Arabic and world literary canons.
Novelist Mai Al-Nakib opines that despite the bombs and the bullets, Arab voices and cultural narratives are on the rise and gaining momentum.
The editors of The Markaz Review recommended 20 of the best contemporary Palestinian novels, story collections and nonfiction.
The war on Gaza and Hamas reminds Palestinian American poet Deema K. Shehabi of her father and stories of home and immigration.
Natasha Tynes reviews the latest novel from Pauls Toutonghi, author of "Evel Knievel Days."
Tugrul Mende reviews a new book by Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik that explores the journey of the Maghreb Generation that struggled to envision a new postcolonial future.
The editors of The Markaz Review recommend several world events and books.
Post Oct. 7, Robin Yassin-Kassab assesses the West’s falsehoods and the challenges facing the Palestinians, the Israelis and the wider Middle East.
All the pasts of war are still contemporary, and continue shaping the present, killing its denizens, and erasing their memories.
Eman Quotah reviews a new anthology of love poems by Arab poets writing in English in the diaspora and in country.
Sophie Kazan explores the Middle Eastern artists and galleries on display when Frieze London celebrates its 20th anniversary.
A Kurdish boy in Sulemani province in northern Iraq, near the Iranian border, would do anything to own a proper pair of shoes.
Dallia Abdel-Moniem has always loved her native city, but when she returned from abroad 10 years ago, it was with renewed hope for Sudan.
Prefacing our special Palestine issue, senior editor Lina Mounzer attempts to express the horror that has become the reality in Gaza.