The Markaz Review

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Borders divide, papers define, and yet—our stories spill over. 🌍This November, The Markaz Review explores Nationality — ...
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.

في أحدث روايات أحمد عبد اللطيف «أصل الأنواع»، يتخذ الكاتب المصري من تيار الوعي أسلوبًا سرديًا يشغل الرواية بأكملها، حيث ...
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/

#رواية

📰 [TMR WEEKLY]Latest articles in TMR Weekly—provocative essays and artistic reflections:• “Interview: Annemarie Jacir on...
10/31/2025

📰 [TMR WEEKLY]

Latest articles in TMR Weekly—provocative essays and artistic reflections:

• “Interview: Annemarie Jacir on Palestine 36” by Hadani Ditmars offers insights into the filmmaker’s powerful new project on Palestinian identity and history.
https://bit.ly/interview-annemarie-jacir-on-palestine-36

• “Birth of an Occupation: Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36” by Jim Quilty unpacks the deep historical roots and ongoing impact captured in Jacir’s work.
https://bit.ly/birth-of-an-occupation-annemarie-jacirs-palestine-36

📖 [TMR 54 FRIENDSHIP]Looking for stories that celebrate human connection? Discover our curated list of 10 Arab novels th...
10/29/2025

📖 [TMR 54 FRIENDSHIP]

Looking for stories that celebrate human connection? Discover our curated list of 10 Arab novels that explore the transforming power, trials, and redemption of friendship—across exile, love, and shifting cultures in the Middle East.

🔗 Check out the full list: https://bit.ly/10-arab-novels-celebrating-the-power-of-friendship

💬 [DEAR SOUSEH]Lina Mounzer, writing as Souseh, responds to a heartfelt letter from a Lebanese Shiite woman navigating t...
10/25/2025

💬 [DEAR SOUSEH]

Lina Mounzer, writing as Souseh, responds to a heartfelt letter from a Lebanese Shiite woman navigating the challenges of an interfaith relationship amidst family and social pressures. This month’s column explores love, loyalty, and difficult choices.

🔗 Read the full column: https://bit.ly/dear-souseh-stuck-between-families

10/25/2025

📚 [LE BOOK CLUB]

Lara Vergnaud vous invite à découvrir « L’Éden à l’aube » de Karim Kattan, un roman mystérieux, sensuel et magique. Plongez dans une Palestine différente, façonnée par l’amour et le désir. Rejoignez la discussion Zoom avec l’auteur le dimanche 2 novembre à 18h (CET) !

🔗 Inscrivez-vous pour participer : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-WzGvrHAQN2wxYoW-jOJmQ
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Lara Vergnaud invites you to discover “L’Eden à l’aube” by Karim Kattan, a mysterious, sensual, and magical novel. Explore a different Palestine shaped by love and longing. Join the Zoom discussion with the author on Sunday, Nov 2 at 18h (CET)!

🔗 Sign up to participate in the discussion: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-WzGvrHAQN2wxYoW-jOJmQ

The Markaz Review warmly welcomes Amal Ghandour, acclaimed Lebanese-Jordanian author and commentator. Her biweekly colum...
10/24/2025

The Markaz Review warmly welcomes Amal Ghandour, acclaimed Lebanese-Jordanian author and commentator. Her biweekly column, “This Arab Life,” will appear in The Markaz Review every second Friday of the month.

Today, Amal returns with “Respite: Lull As Life,” a timely reflection on endurance amidst the Arab world’s ongoing turbulence.

🔗 Dive into the full column: https://bit.ly/respite-lull-as-life

10/22/2025

📚 [TMR BOOK CLUB]

Host Rana Asfour introduces our next TMR Book Club pick: “Harraga” by Boualem Sansal, translated by Frank Wynne.

Join us on Sunday, October 26th at 1pm EST for an online discussion—explore themes of exile, survival, and resistance in contemporary Algeria through Lamia’s unforgettable journey.

🔗Sign up now and be part of a powerful, timely conversation: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ImeC2XPFRDGzplOuasavoA

📢 [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS]TMR 56 - Noir - December 2025Truth blurs, choices slip, and darkness lingers—not just around us,...
10/22/2025

📢 [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS]

TMR 56 - Noir - December 2025

Truth blurs, choices slip, and darkness lingers—not just around us, but within.

As war, oppression, and collective uncertainty shape our days, The Markaz Review seeks essays, fiction, and art that grapple with complicity, despair, and the struggle for meaning.

Submit works probing the shadows between right and wrong, where motives unravel and survival costs everything.

🗓️ Query by Nov 15 | Submit by Nov 20
🔗Send in your submissions via Duosuma: https://bit.ly/tmr-duosuma-submissions

📚 [LE BOOK CLUB] Rejoignez-nous pour le prochain rendez-vous du LE BOOK CLUB : nous discuterons de "L'Éden à l’aube" ave...
10/21/2025

📚 [LE BOOK CLUB]

Rejoignez-nous pour le prochain rendez-vous du LE BOOK CLUB : nous discuterons de "L'Éden à l’aube" avec l’auteur Karim Kattan. Plongez-vous dans le roman et échangez avec d’autres passionné·e·s de littérature francophone ! Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant gratuitement pour réserver votre place : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-WzGvrHAQN2wxYoW-jOJmQ

Join us for the next LE BOOK CLUB event: we’ll be discussing “L’Éden à l’aube” with author Karim Kattan! Dive into the novel and connect with fellow French literature lovers. Register now for free and save your spot: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-WzGvrHAQN2wxYoW-jOJmQ

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