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25 March, 2024

Fady Joudah’s […] Dares Us to Listen to Palestinian Words—and Silences

Eman Quotah on Fady Joudah's latest, in which the poet takes on the inadequacy of language in conveying the pain and hope of Palestinians today.

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25 March, 2024

How Fragile We Are: Hisham Matar’s My Friends

Adib Rahhal reviews Hisham Matar's latest novel, in which the precariousness of existence and Libya serve as springboards.

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22 March, 2024,

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.

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18 March, 2024

Will Artists Against Genocide Boycott the Venice Biennale?

Hadani Ditmars reports on the calls to shut down the Israeli pavilion in the Venice Biennale, and a possible widespread artist boycott.

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TMR 39 • BURN IT ALL DOWN

Al-Thakla—Arabic as the Original Mourner

Abdelrahman ElGendy asks, how do you hold your grief in a language that's been its main perpetrator?

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Art • 18 March, 2024

The Mood At This Year’s Dubai Art Week 2024

Sophie Kazan reports on the mood of Dubai Art Week this year with a roundup of the UAE and Arab artists and galleries in Art…

Art • 18 March, 2024

Dining with the Sultan at LACMA

At times beautiful as a virtual meal experience, LACMA’s “Dining with the Sultan” is an old-fashioned, things-in-glass-cases exhibition.

Essays • 11 March, 2024

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."

Essays • 11 March, 2024

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.

Centerpiece • 3 March, 2024

Al-Thakla—Arabic as the Original Mourner

Abdelrahman ElGendy asks, how do you hold your grief in a language that's been its main perpetrator?

Fiction • 3 March, 2024,

“The Minisecures”—excerpt from The History of the Gods of Egypt

Bonfire of the vanities: A second-rate artist imagines the prophets and the grand, holy tales of monotheism.