Latest
Equating Critique of Israel with Antisemitism, US Academics are Being Silenced
With the war in Gaza and accusations of genocide in the International Court of Justice, tensions have risen on US campuses, writes Maura Finkelstein.
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.
World Picks from the Editors: Apr 12— Apr 26
TMR editors highlight the best events, books, films, podcasts and other cultural products from around the globe.
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.
TMR 40 • PARIS
Centerpiece
Past Disquiet at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
Curators Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri have assembled a formidable exhibition on museums and solidarity movements using art and protest.
Featured Artist
Bani Khoshnoudi: Featured Artist for PARIS
Bani Khoshnoudi's work is often inhabited by displacement and uprooting, explore themes of exile, modernity and its violences, memory and the invisible.
Poetry Markaz
Two Poems from Ladan Osman
Somali American poet Ladan Osman presents poems "The Sea Fell on My House" and "Landscape Genocide."
Two Poems from Alina Stefanescu
Romanian American poet Alina Stefanescu presents her poems "Playing Possum" and "My Polish Child."
TMR Interviews
Intimacy & Our Inner Sanctuary—an Interview with Rana Samara
For Palestinian artist Rana Samara, intimacy is not just about love and sex, but is a mixture of connection, comfort and feeling at home.
Avi Shlaim Interviewed by Layla Maghribi
Layla Maghribi interviews Israeli historian at Oxford Avi Shlaim on his new memoir and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Latest Essays & Fiction
Paris, Abstraction and the Art of Yvette Achkar
Arie Amaya-Akkermans delves into Yvette Achkar's compelling artwork depicting the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
“Paris of the Middle East”—fiction by MK Harb
With tarot cards and a recipe for pickled turnips, Beirutis bid farewell to yet another friend leaving on a “talent passport” to somewhere else.
Holding Back the Bobos: Portrait of Paris’ Belleville
In Paris, Belleville struggles to hang on to its immigrant roots while the world's cities gentrify and price out working-class populations.
Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
With genocidal violence raging in Gaza and muzzling of pro-Palestinian voices throughout France, Ariella Azoulay's word is now inescapable.
Happy as an Arab in Paris
Wanis El Kabbaj fondly reminisces about his father's elation while in Paris and the profound significance the city held for him.
The Arab Writer in Paris; Paris in the Arab Writer
Coline Houssais explores the rich tapestry of Arab literature intertwined with the poetic allure of Paris.