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Three stories published every Friday

“I, Mariam”—a story by Joumana Haddad

Joumana Haddad's short story delves into a woman's lifelong journey of navigating her relationship with the hijab.

26 APRIL 2024 • By Joumana Haddad

Malak Mattar: No Words, Only Scenes of Ruin

Malak Mattar's artwork at the Venice Biennale evokes a multi-sensory experience that demands to be felt, writes Nadine Nour el Din.

26 APRIL 2024 • By Nadine Nour el Din

Man Is a Cause: Wisam Rafeedie & the Palestinian Revolutionary Novel

A classic prison novel by Wisam Rafeedie recounts the revolutionary fervor of Palestinian political prisoners.

19 APRIL 2024 • By Rebecca Ruth Gould

Censorship over Gaza and Palestine Roils the Arts Community

An Arab playwright in London reacts to the canceling of Palestinian voices six months into a horrific war.

12 APRIL 2024 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak

World Picks from the Editors: Mar 23— Apr 5

TMR editors highlight the best events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from around the globe.

22 MARCH 2024 • By Malu Halasa

Israeli & Palestinian Filmmakers Accused of Anti-semitism at Berlinale

Viola Shafik addresses the controversy at the 2024 Berlinale, following the screening of a Palestinian-Israeli "solidarity film."

11 MARCH 2024 • By Viola Shafik

Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Malu Halasa offers an overview of three Middle Eastern films screening at the 2024 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London.

11 MARCH 2024 • By Malu Halasa

New Palestinian Poster Art Responds to War and Apartheid

Curator Nadine Aranki presents posters by new and established artists, writers and graphic designers, in the service of social justice for Palestine.

26 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Nadine Aranki

Issam Kourbaj’s Love Letter to Syria in Cambridge

A blood-red line drawn across the form of Syria seems to confirm the nonsensical nature of the country’s political situation and makes the destruction of artist Issam Kourbaj’s homeland all…

12 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf

Rotten Evidence: Ahmed Naji Writes About Writing in Prison

In tone, "Rotten Evidence" is cynical, bitterly funny, and oftentimes tender without ever being sentimental, writes Lina Mounzer.

12 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Lina Mounzer

“New Reasons”—a short story by Samira Azzam

In a translated tale from Palestine’s first lady of short stories, the newest technology exacts a toll on people ahead of their time.

15 JANUARY 2024 • By Samira Azzam, Ranya Abdelrahman

Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

As a solar power plant overtakes a Moroccan desert town, reconfiguring its visual and territorial makeup, there are worries it might overshadow its rich cultural history.

15 JANUARY 2024 • By Brahim El Guabli
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