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The Haunting Reality of Beirut, My City

Roger Assaf's poetic script for Jocelyne Saab's 1982 film about the siege of Beirut puts one in mind of today's stark reality in Lebanon.

08 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Roger Assaf, Zeina Hashem Beck

Between Two Sieges: Translating Roger Assaf in California

Letters from a displaced Lebanese poet today to civil war-era actor-director Roger Assaf evoke Beirut in 1982, 2006 and 2024.

08 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Zeina Hashem Beck

Palestinian Artists Reflect on the Role of Art in Catastrophic Times

Multimedia and performing artists gather in Marseille for the 8th Biennale "Sin," on how to be a Palestinian artist after October 7th.

01 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Nina Hubinet

The Conversation: Arabic-English Translators maia tabet & Yasmeen Hanoosh

Long-time diasporic translators discuss the art of translation, from Arabic to English, identifying intersections and divergences along their paths.

25 OCTOBER 2024 • By Yasmeen Hanoosh, maia tabet

Should a Climate-Destroying Dictatorship Host a Climate-Saving Conference?

A year after committing ethnic cleansing, Azerbaijan prepares to host COP29 with little pushback from mainstream media.

25 OCTOBER 2024 • By Lucine Kasbarian

November World Picks from the Editors

Film and photography festivals, concerts, art, standup comedy, lectures...TMR World Picks run the gamut and are selected by our editors.

25 OCTOBER 2024 • By TMR

The Walls Have Eyes—Surveillance in the Algorithm Age

Iason Athanasiadis talks to Petra Molnar about her new book on automated decision-making technologies that facilitate institutional violence while eliminating accountability.

18 OCTOBER 2024 • By Iason Athanasiadis

The Hybrid — The Case of Michael Vatikiotis

Rana Haddad interviews hybrid hopscotching writer Michael Vatikiotis on his colorful life and work spanning continents.

18 OCTOBER 2024 • By Rana Haddad

Courage and Compassion, a Memoir of War and its Aftermath

Nektaria Anastasiadou reviews polyglot Tony Molho's memoir about the Holocaust in Greece and his family history.

18 OCTOBER 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou

Freedom is a Combat Sport: On Tatami

Karim Goury reviews "Tatami," a sports combat film depicting the conflict between suppressive male law and individual female empowerment.

11 OCTOBER 2024 • By Karim Goury

Palestine, the Land of Grapes and Wine

Historic Palestine has always been a fertile agricultural land, a space of spirituality, and where wine was born and celebrated.

11 OCTOBER 2024 • By Fadi Kattan, Anna Patrowicz

Aïda Nosrat of Atine: Artist at Work

Jordan Elgrably interviews free-spirited Iranian performer Aïda Nosrat on music, exile, freedom, and a passion for mixing cultures.

11 OCTOBER 2024 • By Jordan Elgrably
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