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Artist At Work: Maya Youssef Finds Home in the Qanun

Rana Asfour talks to Syrian-born and raised qanunist Maya Youssef, who now lives and teaches in the UK.

22 MAY 2023 • By Rana Asfour

Where Are Yesterday’s Dhufar Revolutionaries Today?

Speaking of Arab revolutions, Tugrul Mende reviews a new book from Stanford looking back at revolutionaries of Dhufar, south Oman.

15 MAY 2023 • By Tugrul Mende

Kafka in Tangier is a Brooding Homage to Metamorphosis

Rula Khateeb Jarallah reviews the news translation of the Mohammed Said Hjiouij novella in which a man is transformed into a monkey.

08 MAY 2023 • By Rula Khateeb Jarallah

The Alleys—Suspense and Scandal in East Amman

Janine AlHadidi reviews the gritty mystery thriller set in east Amman that has Jordanians talking.

24 APRIL 2023 • By Janine AlHadidi

When a Country is not a Country—the Chimera of Borders

Writer-photographer Ara Oshagan mediates on the borders between North and South Korea and the blockaded enclave of Artsakh.

17 APRIL 2023 • By Ara Oshagan

Yallah Gaza! Presents the Case for Gazan Humanity

A new documentary on Gaza from Roland Nurier is touring France and screening in diverse film festivals worldwide.

10 APRIL 2023 • By Karim Goury

Sudden Journeys: Paris Arabe

Jenine Abboushi wanders from Paris' chi-chi 16th to the quartiers populaires of Barbès-Rochechouart and the Goutte d'Or.

27 MARCH 2023 • By Jenine Abboushi

Tel Aviv-Beirut, a Film on War, Love & Borders

Franco-Egyptian filmmaker Karim Goury reviews the new feature film from Franco-Israeli director Michael Boganim.

20 MARCH 2023 • By Karim Goury

Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut

Karim Goury talks to the director of the new feature film on war, love and borders, Tel Aviv-Beirut.

20 MARCH 2023 • By Karim Goury

War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine’s Watermelon Stories

Rana Asfour reviews a collection of stories from writer and educator Zein El-Amine, who was born and raised in Lebanon.

20 MARCH 2023 • By Rana Asfour

The Markaz Review Interview—Hisham Bustani

Rana Asfour interviews fellow Jordanian writer Hisham Bustani about his stories, writing in Arabic and ideas on history and quantum physics.

05 MARCH 2023 • By Rana Asfour

Sudden Journeys: Deluge at Wadi Feynan

In her Sudden Journeys column for February, Jenine Abboushi unfurls the Jordanian desert and mountains in the Wadi Feynan.

06 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Jenine Abboushi
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