Roundtable Discussion: Syria’s Cultural Renaissance — Boom or Bust?

Online

Join us on Wednesday, February 12th at 1pm EST/ 6pm UK/ 7pm CET for an online roundtable discussion with BBC correspondent and film director Lina Sinjab, filmmaker Yasmin Fedda, and fiction writer Odai Al Zoubi on Syria's cultural renaissance. Moderated by TMR Literary Editor, Malu Halasa.

Free

Shakespeare in Arabic: Translating Western Theatre Classics

Reid Hall: Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, France

The Markaz Review is proud to co-sponsor this event on "Shakespeare in Arabic" organized by Columbia Global Paris Center and the American University of Beirut on Monday, February 17th at 7pm in Paris.

Free

Book Reading: “Sumūd: A New Palestinian Reader” at P21 Gallery London

P21 Gallery 21-27 Chalton Street, London, United Kingdom

Join "Sumūd" co-editors Malu Halasa and Jordan Elgrably for an evening of readings and illustrated presentations with contributors Nadine Aranki and Saeed Taji Farouky at P21 Gallery (London) on Thursday, February 27th from 6:30 to 8:30pm local time.

£5

Jordan Elgrably à la Comédie du Livre

Comédie du Livre Promenade du Peyrou, Montpellier, France

Venez rencontrer le rédacteur en chef de The Markaz Review et découvrir ses derniers ouvrages imprimés, « Stories from the Center of the World : New Middle East Fiction » et « Sumūd : A New Palestinian Reader » dans le cadre de la Comédie du Livre.

Free

The Markaz Review Workshop: Writing From the Center of the World

Arab British Centre 1 Gough Square, London, United Kingdom

Join TMR editors Jordan Elgrably, Rana Asfour, Malu Halasa for a writing workshop at the Arab British Centre on Saturday, May 31st from 10:30am to 5:30pm. This event is part of the 2025 Shubbak Festival taking place in London, UK.

Free