Palestine Is Literature: Elias Khoury & Ilan Pappé in Conversation
Elias Khoury and Ilan Pappe discuss a mutual line of racism and victimization that runs through the Nakba and the Holocaust.
“My Choices Are My Downfall”—a short story by Fadi Zaghmout
What happens when a human-robot relationship forms? In near-future Dubai, an accident in a skyscraper holds the key to this question.
The Bullet, the Missile, and the Woman In-Between
A meditation on how war distorts the perception of time, transforming events and emotions into distant memories.
In Nasser Rabah’s Poetry تقول القصيدة كلمتها
Nasser Rabah and other poets of Gaza are still writing — still sending their poems to us, because Palestine is literature.
A Medical Gaze at the Grand Multiparas
A doctor writes on the grand multiparas — women who have given birth five or more times.
“The General Secretariat of Speed Bumps”—an Excerpt
Wasta and nepotism are at the heart of this short story by Yemen’s most prolific writer, theatre critic, and journalist.
Pramila Venkateswaran presents Two Poems
A poet and sage voice in international literature, Pramila Venkateswaran straddles two worlds, bringing together South Asia and America.
Syrian Asylees in the US Risk Everything Going Home
U.S. asylees and refugees must consider the risks of visiting Syria against the lives they’ve established in the U.S.
Syria and the Future of Art: an Intimate Portrait
Following the banishment of Bashar Al-Assad, Syrian artists are starting to return and exhibit new work at home and internationally.
Nasser Rabah on Poetry and Gaza
Gaza’s senior poet Nasser Rabah presents two poems from his first collected works in English, new from City Lights.
Ignoring the Drones: Introduction to Freedom to Read
TMR’s literary editor gives insight and nuance to our Summer 2025 double literary issue.
Are We As Free To Read Books As We Think?
We’re not quite at “Fahrenheit 451” where books in pyres are burned in public, but our freedom to read faces significant threats.