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TMR Weekly

10 January, 2025 • Azadeh Moaveni

In Killing Gilda Yahya Gharagozlou Tells an Intriguing Iranian Tale

A review of a book that offers a portrait of a royal dynasty whose decline has significantly shaped the modern world.

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10 January, 2025 • Jelena Sofronijevic

Art History and the United Arab Emirates

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf challenges misconceptions that an authoritarian government precludes politically-critical cultural production.

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28 December, 2024 • TMR

10 Recommended Stories in The Markaz Review 2024

TMR's five main editors have selected two of our favorite stories of the year for your reading pleasure. Of course, we are utterly subjective.

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28 December, 2024 • TMR

January 2025 World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.

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28 December, 2024 • Sophie Kazan Makhlouf

Mounir Fatmi—Where Art Meets Technology

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf interviews international Moroccan artist Mounir Fatmi on his studio practice, why he makes art, and what he thinks of global audiences.

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20 December, 2024 • Zahra Hankir

Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s Defiant Exploration of Palestinian Life

Zahra Hankir reviews Hazem Jamjoum's English translation of Palestinian novelist Maya Abu Al-Hayyat's novel "No One Knows Their Blood Type."

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20 December, 2024 • Stephen Rohde

Criticizing a Militaristic Israel is not Inherently Antisemitic

The conflation of antisemitism with political criticism of Israel not only stifles free speech; it makes Jews less safe around the world.

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13 December, 2024 • Zaher Omareen, Rana Asfour

Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

A son of Hama — a former prisoner and now a TV correspondent — takes his first steps towards his country in over a decade.

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13 December, 2024 • Wendy Pearlman

Kareem’s Story, Excerpt from The Home I Worked to Make

A Syrian medical student from Damascus, forced into exile, shares his story with political scientist Wendy Pearlman — anonymously.

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13 December, 2024 • TMR

30 Recommended Books on Syria

TMR editors have compiled a list of 30 of their favorite titles on Syria, including novels, nonfiction and memoir.

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29 November, 2024 • Tarek Abi Samra

A Fragile Ceasefire as Lebanon Survives, Traumatized

Lebanon may have survived yet another Israeli onslaught but the people emerge scathed and timorous, as if from a nightmare.

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29 November, 2024 • TMR

December World Picks from the Editors

Film & photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.

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29 November, 2024 • William Gourlay

Ahlat Reimagined—Birthplace of Turkish Rule in Anatolia

The Turkish government has reintegrated Ahlat into the national narrative, but its history is more complex than acknowledged.

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22 November, 2024 • Rima Rantisi

Beirut War Diary: 8 Days in October

Rima Rantisi depicts the uncertainty and anxiety of Israel's assault on Lebanon, illustrating its impact on daily life.

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22 November, 2024 • Nada Ghosn

In Lebanon, Art is a Matter of Survival

Cultural arts venues have reopened, but Lebanon still faces canceled international events due to the ongoing war and evacuation orders.

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