Amidst a society in turmoil, and the city's mayor in jail, the 18th Istanbul Biennial resonates with the disquiet in the land.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Nat Muller
Kurdish writer Agri Ismaïl’s debut novel is nothing short of a literary miracle, suggests reviewer Aryan Omar Hassan.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Aryan Omar Hassan
A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.
14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
Thinking about icons past and present, Amal Ghandour remembers Egypt's "Star of the East" on the 50th anniversary of her death.
07 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
To understand Palestine, argues writer-director Annemarie Jacir, you have to go back to the first decades of the 20th century.
31 OCTOBER 2025 • By Hadani Ditmars
Annemarie Jacir’s new film is big-tent entertainment, accented by a critical history of Anglo-Zionist collusion between the wars.
31 OCTOBER 2025 • By Jim Quilty
Online panel discussions, films, exhibitions, books and more … TMR World Picks span the gamut.
31 OCTOBER 2025 • By TMR
"Sudan Retold," co-curated by Albaih and Fuhrmann, opened at Alhosh Gallery in Doha, focusing on wartime cultural definitions.
24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
Respite, please, from genocide and famine in Gaza, but not from torment and heartbreak. Respite, please, for whatever it’s worth.
24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Forbidden or taboo love? In a world where we live free, how could such stymied conventions continue to exist?
24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Lina Mounzer
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
Bombed streets and Palestinian suffering contrast with Orwell’s language, showing how terms like “security operations” sanitize violence.
17 OCTOBER 2025 • By Alex Demyanenko
