Women’s Art After the Women’s War
A women’s movement moved from the battlefield to the arts, platforming Kurdish and regional folklore in the process.
BeheÅŸt: On the Politics of Yearning
Blending poetry and essay, a Kurdish writer examines statelessness, Kurdish identity, and the emotional landscape of exile.
Kurdistan: The Book List
An informed selection of books that opens a window into the vibrant world of Kurdish life, identity, and creativity.
Hawar—A Cry for Kurdistan
TMR guest editor Aryan Omar Hassan shares the inspiration for the title of our newest issue, and his experiences in the Kurdish diaspora.
“The Great Mother’s Vigil”—fiction
After a grieving mother is gunned down, seven children become the custodians of a village’s shattered memory.
Kurdish Language at a Crossroads: An Interview with Jaffer Sheyholislami
The future of the Kurdish language depends on mother-tongue education, expanded literacy, and — possibly — digital tools.
My Uncle Jamshid—excerpted from Bachtyar Ali’s novel
This powerful tale of a man freed from prison asks: What if surviving torture meant never quite returning to earth?
The Markaz Review Tour of Kurdish Artists & Photographers
Kurdish artists occupy a fascinating locus in global culture, spread across four countries and a large diaspora in Europe and North America.
The Well of Destiny—excerpted from Mehmed Uzun’s novel
In Ottoman-era Istanbul, a Kurdish family in exile witnesses the resurrection of a child that will shape their lives for generations.
Ez Kurdim: Meditations on Ritual, Gathering, and BeingÂ
Through pomegranates, card games, motherhood, and community, a Kurdish American writer reflects on the rituals that sustain belonging.
What’s Form to Silence? Kurdish Poets on the Impossibility
Through close readings of Kurdish poets, a writer examines silence as a poetics of survival, love, refusal, and belonging.
Time Runs Blind in Rafiq Sabir’s Poetry
A translator describes her process of bringing a poet whose work is colored by tragedy, personal and collective, into English.