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This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud —A Review

An entire family is preoccupied with its history and questions of national identity, confounded by France’s rejection of the pieds-noirs.

31 MAY 2024 • By Katherine A. Powers

Our Review of transfeminisms

A major exhibition at Mimosa House aims to address pressing and unresolved issues faced by women, queer, and trans people across the world.

24 MAY 2024 • By Fari Bradley

A Small Kernel of Human Kindness: Some Notes on Solidarity and Resistance

Empathy requires knowledge and collective action to avoid blindly following the crowds, writes Nancy Kricorian.

24 MAY 2024 • By Nancy Kricorian

Genocide

In her latest essay, writer Jenine Abboushi reminds us that the ethnic cleansing and destruction of Palestinian society did not begin on October 7th.

17 MAY 2024 • By Jenine Abboushi

Demarcations of Identity: Rushdi Anwar

From sound and installation to sculpture & photography, art and a history of violence collide in Rushdi Anwar’s new show.

10 MAY 2024 • By Malu Halasa

“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
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