Are the “Birth Pangs” of a New Middle East Finally Here?
A new Middle East is visible through the debris, but not the one dearly wanted by the United States and Israel.
Palestine is the World in its Future Tense
The 61st Venice Biennale is one of many cultural institutions beginning to crack under the weight of their own hypocrisy over the Gaza genocide.
A Conversation in the Library—Centuries in the Making
An exploration of how an Ottoman slave became the mother of a library on a Greek island — and what her descendants did with it.
مقتطف من ماء ورد لسنابل عبد الرحمن
من حجرتها في تونس الخلابة، تتأمل سنابل عبد الرحمن حرب الإبادة في غزة بعين دامعة.
The Markaz Review appoints Lina Mounzer as Editor-in-Chief
Beirut-Based writer, translator, senior editor steps into new leadership role.
“The Melancholy of the Mermaid”—fiction
A dystopian satire grounded in the refugee crisis, austerity, bureaucratic collapse, and the slow destruction of a Greek island.
Searching for Perseus
A writer returns to her homeland — Lebanon — after years abroad, tracing the fault lines between memory and ruin.
“The Lens of the North and the Lung of the South”—fiction
This haunting tale explores the Mediterranean as an artistic inspiration, a deceptively hopeful bridge, and a vast cemetery.
مي المغربي: الأحلام – أيضًا – موت
تكتب مي المغربي عن رموز زمن الطفولة التي تحولت إلى أحمال ثابتة، قوى جذب لا يمكن للواحد إلا أن ينفر منها، حتى إن غابت عن العين تبقى عالقة في موضع غير محدد.
The Meaning of a Party in the Midst of War
A post-graduation party in Beirut, held within striking distance of displaced citizens, reflects a broader discourse — and malaise.
Border as Fiction: A Conversation with Shady Lewis
Lewis, fresh off his win of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, reflects on borders, bureaucracy, and more.
Everything Repeats: a Memoir Comic
In her latest creation, Malaka Gharib seeks the circle in the pattern when she takes her child on his first trip to Egypt.