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Three stories published every Friday

Epiphanies: There’s Not Enough Body in the Text

A translator reflects upon cultural parallels and the many dimensions of an anthology written by and about Jordanian women.

29 MAY 2026 • By Addie Leak

Washing Off the Rosewater Tint

The Library of Arabic Literature was forced to shutter, ending a vital injection of Arabic into the bloodstream of translated literature.

29 MAY 2026 • By Chip Rossetti

When Reckoning Comes to Israel…

In her latest column, Amal Ghandour keeps a ledger of Israeli atrocities, and ponders a possible moral reckoning.

29 MAY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour

From New York to Abu Dhabi: Taking Leave

A writer's journeys, spiritual and physical, lead to a winding exploration of how to live beyond religious strictures or cultural boundaries.

22 MAY 2026 • By Sheana Ochoa

Essay

Washing Off the Rosewater Tint

The Library of Arabic Literature was forced to shutter, ending a vital injection of Arabic into the bloodstream of translated…

29 May, 2026 • By Chip Rossetti

Zones of Exclusion

Mount Athos and a scrolling screen collapse into a shifting sea of image and memory.

1 May, 2026 • By Xloi Karnezi

The Dying Seas—What Have We Done?

A writer ponders the accelerating demise of the world's oldest inhabited seas.

1 May, 2026 • By Iason Athanasiadis

Fiction

“The House Dog”—fiction

This gothic short story is set on the island of Unguja in Tanzania, where an idyllic house hides something darker.

8 May, 2026 • By Rebecca Lloyd

“Tarragon”—a short story

In a house shaped by war, a child’s question about a mysterious plant opens onto something far more dangerous.

8 May, 2026 • By Erfan Mojib

“Call After Her”—a short story

The relationship between a lonely man and his eccentric cleaner blurs into something more intimate and ambiguous.

8 May, 2026 • By Nur Turkmani

Book

Art and Disillusionment in Saleem Haddad’s Floodlines

Our reviewer examines the Arab melancholy at the heart of Saleem Haddad’s second novel.

20 February, 2026 • By Layla AlAmmar

Kinship and Culture in This Queer Arab Family

A new anthology from Saqi Books explores LGBTQ+ Arabs and their families from ten points of view.

20 February, 2026 • By Zein Murib

Two New Books Show How Gaza Changed the World

For Avi Shlaim and Gilbert Achcar, the genocide in Gaza is a turning point, one from which there is no…

13 February, 2026 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould

Music

Algerian Mother Tongues—the Music of Amel Zen and IWAL

In Algeria, singer-songwriter Amel Zen and the group Iwal write and perform in their indigenous Dahri and Chaoui.

24 April, 2026 • By Sana Herireche

Youssra El Hawary’s Taraddud — Sound as Survival

In Egypt where nationalist anthems are weaponized and satire becomes grounds for persecution, Taraddud stands as an act of survival.

17 October, 2025 • By Salma Harland

Nass El Ghiwane’s Moroccan Folk, Radical Politics, Forged in Paris

Paris provided the grit and opportunity for Nass el Ghiwane to hone a new sound that would rock the Magreb…

1 April, 2024 • By Benjamin Jones

Film

Tunisian Girl—a short on Lina Ben Mhenni

A short documentary that follows the inspirational and extraordinary life of Tunisian blogger and activist Lina Ben Mhenni.

1 May, 2026 • By Amie Williams

Erige Sehiri’s Promised Sky on Migrants, Racism, and Hope

An unorthodox family forged by crisis, three African women living together in Tunis, shelters a young shipwreck survivor.

27 March, 2026 • By Karim Goury

Setting History Right in All That’s Left of You

A new Palestinian drama set in 1948, 1978, 1988, and 2022 sets aside Zionist myths and recognizes historical injustices.

5 March, 2026 • By Jordan Elgrably

Interviews

Creating Art in Times of War

TMR asked writers and artists what motivation can remain, in times of war, to write or create art? More troubling…

10 April, 2026 • By TMR

Erige Sehiri’s Promised Sky on Migrants, Racism, and Hope

An unorthodox family forged by crisis, three African women living together in Tunis, shelters a young shipwreck survivor.

27 March, 2026 • By Karim Goury

“It’s Not ‘Whatever’”: On Mother Tongue, Exile, and Inheritance

Poet Zeina Hashem Beck tends to the tension between Arabic and English, grief and joy, and the inheritance of mother…

6 March, 2026 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
 
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