World Picks from the Editors: Feb 23 — Mar 7
TMR editors highlight the best events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from around the globe.
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Eyeliner: A Cultural History by Zahra Hankir—A Review
Nazli Tarzi reviews a book that challenges the uncritical view of eyeliner as a mere “exercise in vanity” and probes its use across many societies.
The Oath of Cyriac: Recovery or Spin?
In Olivier Bourgeois' docudrama "The Oath of Cyriac," professionals and volunteers race to preserve the Aleppo collection.
Issam Kourbaj’s Love Letter to Syria in Cambridge
A blood-red line drawn across the form of Syria seems to confirm the nonsensical nature of the country’s political situation and makes the destruction of artist Issam Kourbaj’s homeland all the more tragic.
Rotten Evidence: Ahmed Naji Writes About Writing in Prison
In tone, "Rotten Evidence" is cynical, bitterly funny, and oftentimes tender without ever being sentimental, writes Lina Mounzer.
World Picks from the Editors: Feb 9 — Feb 22
A selection of events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from the editors of TMR.
Driving in Palestine Now is More Dangerous Than Ever
A Twitter post by Fadi Quran reveals the reality on the ground these days trying to get around the West Bank.
Inci Atrek’s Intercultural Novel—Holiday Country
Amy Omar explores her own Turkish American identity while relating to Turkish American writer Inci Atrek and her debut novel.
A Century of Sergei Parajanov: Conjurer of Cinematic Worlds
William Gourlay revisits the works of Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, who created cinematic moments from across Europe, the Caucasus and Western Asia.
Israel-Palestine: Peace Under Occupation?
Laëtitia Soula reports on a French trade union event that presented anti-colonialist writer and publisher Alain Gresh.
Messages from Gaza Now /4
Tragic and horrifying, Hossam Madhoun’s 'Messages from Gaza Now' is an invaluable eye witness account inside Gaza’s war zone.
Nothing out of the Ordinary: A Journalist’s West Bank Memories
Chloé Benoist, a French journalist and editor, writes of her time spent reporting from the West Bank.
Illuminated Reading for 2024: Our Anticipated Titles
Four editors at The Markaz Review share some of their most anticipated titles publishing in 2024.
Colors of the Diaspora: Alia Farid
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf reviews Alia Farid's first solo exhibition in the UK that draws a line between local traditions and global migrations.
War Weariness & Absurdity in Jamaluddin Aram’s Debut Novel
Something beyond war-weariness informs Jamaluddin Aram’s depiction of 1990s Afghanistan in his debut novel, writes Rudi Heinrich.