The Markaz Review

11/16/2025

📖 [TMR 55 NATIONALITY]

“Paranoia”—a powerful story by Parand, translated from Pashto by Asad Narim, spotlights Afghan lives haunted by fear and fragile hope. This piece was produced as part of Paranda, a development programme facilitated by Untold Narratives and supported by KfW.

🔗 Read now: https://bit.ly/paranoia-a-story-from-afghanistan

11/12/2025

📚 [TMR BOOK CLUB]

Host Rana Asfour leads our next TMR Book Club on “Whispering Walls” by Choman Hardi. Join us on Sunday, November 30th at 1pm EST for an online discussion as we explore memory, trauma, and resilience in Kurdistan.

🔗 Sign up to participate: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iBwOyUOeQ46Hw6BNiyG-IA

11/12/2025

📝 [THIS ARAB LIFE]

In her latest biweekly column, Amal Ghandour reflects on Umm Khulthum’s enduring legacy and asks: how much do we still miss the “Star of the East”? Discover the resonance of an icon and what her absence reveals about our times.

🔗 Read the full column: https://bit.ly/how-much-do-we-miss-umm-khulthum

11/09/2025

For 5 years, TMR has given a home to voices across the SWANA region and its diaspora. When you become a member, you don’t just subscribe — you build a literary home for SWANA writers and artists.

🌍 Support independent writing and translation from the SWANA region.

❤️ Member perks: digital issues, special events, and the knowledge that your support makes every story possible.

Join today: https://bit.ly/tmr-become-a-member

11/08/2025

📅 [UPCOMING EVENT]

Join us in Montpellier at Gazette Café on November 29th for “An Evening of Poetry & Prose” featuring Iranian American poet Sholeh Wolpé presenting "The Invisible Sun," the poetry of Attar, alongside Jordan Elgrably, Editor in Chief of The Markaz Review, with "The Best of The Markaz Review."

🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/an-evening-of-poetry-prose

11/08/2025

Do you still listen to Umm Khulthum?
How Much Do We Miss Umm Khulthum? - The Markaz Review https://share.google/79qJWnmuChTO22RQk

11/07/2025

🌍 TMR 55 NATIONALITY is live!

Borders divide, papers define, and yet — our stories spill over. Explore personal essays, interviews, fiction, and poetry examining identity, statelessness, and belonging from Palestine to the world.

Featuring work by: Jordan Elgrably, Malu Halasa, Adam Makary, Naima Morelli, Neemah Ahamed, Gaar Adams, Lara Vergnaud, Parand, Anna Lekas Miller, MK Harb, Maysaa Alajjan, Amy Omar, Noshin Bokth.

🔗 Read the new issue now: https://bit.ly/tmr-55-nationality

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

Behind the scenes with Editor in Chief Jordan Elgrably: Why is the theme of our November issue.

Jordan shares reflections on identity, borders, statelessness, and why nationality matters in our fractured world—drawing on Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry and today’s global turmoil.

📖 Save the date —TMR 55 • NATIONALITY comes out on November 7th.

11/03/2025

Borders divide, papers define, and yet—our stories spill over. 🌍

This November, The Markaz Review explores Nationality — the passports we carry, the ones we’ve lost, and the invisible ones stamped on our hearts.

From ICE raids in America to small boats off the UK coast, from Palestinian statelessness to multiple identities in a globalized world — we ask:

What does it mean to belong?

✨ Featuring essays, poetry, art, and interviews from across the world.

📖 TMR 55 • NATIONALITY drops THIS Friday. Stay tuned.

11/01/2025

في أحدث روايات أحمد عبد اللطيف «أصل الأنواع»، يتخذ الكاتب المصري من تيار الوعي أسلوبًا سرديًا يشغل الرواية بأكملها، حيث نرى كل شيء يحدث في وقت واحد، كل حدث مشكوك فيه، وكل شخصية ينتابها القلق إزاء شيء ما.

يمكنكم قراءة المقتطف كاملا من خلال الرابط التالي:

https://themarkaz.org/originofspecies/

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