The Markaz Review

10/10/2025

📰 [TMR WEEKLY]

Latest articles in TMR Weekly—unflinching essays and sharp commentary:

• “On Bilgé, Time Arrows, and the Indigenous Turn” by Arie Amaya-Akkermans traces an Indigenous and non-linear approach to history, knowledge, and representation.
🔗 https://bit.ly/on-bilge-time-arrows-and-the-indigenous-turn

• “Making Art During a Genocide” by Myriam Cohenca explores the power and peril of creative expression under conditions of violence and erasure.
🔗 https://bit.ly/making-art-during-a-genocide

• “The War on Palestinians Didn’t Start on October 7” by Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi situates recent violence within a much longer history, challenging Western narratives.
🔗 https://bit.ly/the-war-on-palestinians-didnt-start-on-october-7

• “Chutzpah! Observations On Trump’s Peace Plan” by Amal Ghandour offers a pointed critique of political spectacle and imperial overreach.
🔗 https://bit.ly/chutzpah-observations-on-trumps-peace-plan

10/09/2025

[TMR 54 FRIENDSHIP]

Discover Christina Adranly’s centerpiece essay in our October issue, “You Want Your Friends to See Who You Really Are,” exploring identity, authenticity, and the complexities of friendship in today’s world.

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/you-want-your-friends-to-see-who-you-really-are

10/09/2025

🌍 [WORLD PICKS]

Discover the October World Picks from The Markaz Review editors: a curated selection of global stories, books, films, and art that spark conversation and reflection across cultures. Dive into this month’s powerful cultural insights and join the journey.

🔗 Read here: https://bit.ly/october-world-picks-from-the-editors

10/08/2025

🫂 [TMR 54 FRIENDSHIP]

Rana Asfour’s editorial asks: Why do stories of friendship matter?

In this October issue, The Markaz Review explores the joys and challenges of friendship — how bonds rooted in trust and vulnerability shape our lives and our world. Join the conversation and discover what friendship means across cultures, histories, and everyday experience.

🔗 Read: https://bit.ly/why-friendship

10/08/2025

10/07/2025

Edward Said and the Question of Palestine: Then and Now

As NPR Books revisits Edward Said’s legacy in its latest feature, we’re reminded of his enduring voice in shaping the global conversation around Palestine.
“He brought the question of Palestine into the American mainstream,” the article notes, highlighting how his influence continues.
Find the link to the full article in the comments.

"Edward Said: The Politics of an Oppositional Intellectual" by Nubar Hovsepian (AUC Press, 2025) is an exploration of the political thought of one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers and the foremost advocate for the Palestinian cause in the West.
Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/ANewLookatEdwardSaid

10/05/2025

📣 NEW ISSUE: TMR 54 is now live!

This month, we explore friendship in all its forms—intimate and communal, joyful and bittersweet. From bonds that sustain us to the subtle ways friendship shapes resistance, creativity, and belonging, this issue dives deep into the connections that carry us through.

🔗 Join us in celebrating friendship’s power to transform lives and communities: https://bit.ly/tmr-54-friendship

10/02/2025

🍉 [TMR 53 OUT OF OUR MINDS]

In this interview clip, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhri, speaks to Lina Mounzer about the Gaza flotilla as a powerful, legal, activist intervention—enacting international law outside the courtroom and inspiring a global popular uprising for justice.

With the already being intercepted and scheduled to arrive within the next few hours, take a deeper dive into this significant historical moment.

🔗 Watch their full conversation: https://bit.ly/the-uns-special-rapporteur-on-food-michael-fakhri-on-gaza

10/01/2025

[TMR 53 OUT OF OUR MINDS]

In “Why Wouldn’t We Go Mad?” Robert Bociaga speaks with Sudanese mental health worker Maab, whose underground psychological first aid for survivors asks: in a world broken by endless war, is madness illness—or a vital truth? An intimate essay on trauma, grief, and the sanity of collapse.

🔗 Read: https://bit.ly/why-wouldnt-we-go-mad-sudans-war-displacement-illusions

09/30/2025

[TMR 53 OUT OF OUR MINDS]

Dina Shehata’s essay “Girl, Cat, Wolf Under the Bed” unravels our connections with animal symbols—fear, survival, and the silent languages that shape us from childhood. Translated from the Arabic by Rana Asfour.

🔗 Full essay: https://bit.ly/girl-cat-wolf-under-the-bed

09/28/2025

[TMR 53 OUT OF OUR MINDS]

In “The Midday Ghoul,” Safa Elnaili reimagines a haunting Libyan folktale from a child’s point of view. This lyrical short story explores fear, family, and bitter lessons in the afternoon heat of Benghazi.

🔗 Read: https://bit.ly/the-midday-ghoul

09/27/2025

عن قلق التقدم في العمر، وظهور رائحة جسد مميزة مرتبطة بالعجائز، ومحاولة التخلص من تلك الرائحة. تكتب بدار سالم قصة قصيرة رائعة.

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