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TMR Weekly

1 November, 2021 • Iason Athanasiadis

Refugees Detained in Thessonaliki’s Diavata Camp Await Asylum

In which our columnist flies up to Thessaloniki and visits the Diavata camp for refugees seeking European asylum — no one is illegal, everyone merits a better life.

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1 November, 2021 • Jordan Elgrably

Victims of Discrimination Never Forget in The Forgotten Ones

TMR reviews a film on discrimination in Israel and the original Jews of the Middle East and North Africa. The Forgotten Ones screened in October’s annual CINEMED festival in Montpellier and screens in the DOC NYC Fest on 11/09 (press screening), 11/14 and 11/15. More info.

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25 October, 2021 • Mischa Geracoulis

Interview: Maria Armoudian on “Lawyers Without Borders”

Mischa Geracoulis interviews political historian Maria Armoudian about her newest book, Lawyers Beyond Borders, Advancing International Human Rights Through Local Laws and Courts.

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25 October, 2021 • TMR

Omar El Akkad on his second novel “What Strange Paradise”

Rana Asfour, Book Editor at The Markaz Review, and the TMR Bookgroup talk to author Omar El Akkad about his second novel What Strange Paradise.

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18 October, 2021 • A.J. Naddaff

The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

A.J. Naddaff   Between the Parliament and the Royal Pathway in the center of Brussels, not too far from the touristic Grand Place, there is a park with two parallel… Continue reading The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

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18 October, 2021 • A.J. Naddaff

Racha Mounaged’s Debut Novel Captures Trauma of Lebanese Civil War

From time to time, TMR reviews recent titles published in other languages, to give readers insight before they become available in English.   A.J. Naddaff   One of the most… Continue reading Racha Mounaged’s Debut Novel Captures Trauma of Lebanese Civil War

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11 October, 2021 • Hadani Ditmars

Iraq’s Tishreen Movement Lives, Despite Government Corruption, Oppression

October marks the second anniversary of Iraq’s thawra. The non-violent Tishreen movement continues to demand all the things many of us take for granted. Tens of thousands of Iraqis have… Continue reading Iraq’s Tishreen Movement Lives, Despite Government Corruption, Oppression

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11 October, 2021 • Jordan Elgrably

Will Love Triumph in the Midst of Gaza’s 14-Year Siege?

Jordan Elgrably reviews the new film from the Nasser brothers, starring Hiam Abbass and Salim Daw.

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4 October, 2021 • Jordan Elgrably

Kurdish Poet and Writer Meral Şimşek Merits Her Freedom

Jordan Elgrably   Imagine, if you will, being put on trial for publishing poems and stories extolling the values of human rights and equality — or rotting in prison as… Continue reading Kurdish Poet and Writer Meral Şimşek Merits Her Freedom

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4 October, 2021 • Brett Kline

Water-Deprived Palestinians Endure Settler Rampage, while Army Punishes NGO Protesters

Brett Kline   In the last days of September, violent incidents in the South Hebron Hills area of the Occupied West Bank attracted media attention across the political spectrum in… Continue reading Water-Deprived Palestinians Endure Settler Rampage, while Army Punishes NGO Protesters

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29 August, 2021 • khulud khamis

Palestinian Akram Musallam Writes of Loss and Memory

The Slovak-Palestinian writer khulud khamis (sic) of Haifa appreciates the spiralling storytelling of her compeer, Akram Musallam of Ramallah.

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24 August, 2021 • Sherifa Zuhur

Reading Egypt from the Outside In, Youssef Rakha’s “Baraa and Zaman”

Baraa and Zaman:  Reading Egyptian Modernity in Shadi Abdel Salam’s The Mummy , by Youssef Rakha Palgrave 2020 ISBN 9783030613532 Sherifa Zuhur Baraa and Zaman:  Reading Egyptian Modernity in Shadi… Continue reading Reading Egypt from the Outside In, Youssef Rakha’s “Baraa and Zaman”

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16 August, 2021 • Hadani Ditmars

Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban

On the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Hadani Ditmars remembers the treasures and the ruins of Afghanistan and Iraq.

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12 August, 2021 • Lawrence Joffe

World Picks: August 2021

Travel the world, meet people, see great places, without ever leaving the comfort of your screen…well, in some cases you can go in person!

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8 August, 2021 • Moustafa Daly

Beirut Drag Queens Lead the Way for Arab LGBTQ+ Visibility

Moustafa Daly talks to leaders in Lebanon’s creative and LBGTQ community about the drag queen scene.

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