🗣️ [TMR WEEKLY]

The Franco-Algerian star of Zebda (@magydcherfi), a major pop band 1985-2015, has become a writer to reckon with, in this interview by Sarah Naili.

Read the full interview here: bit.ly/magyd-cherfis-…

#themarkazreview #tmrweekly #newarticles #interview

🎥 [TMR WEEKLY]

Iason Athanasiadis reviews a documentary of an Egyptian's observations of the first year of the Taliban's new regime.

Discover the full film review here: bit.ly/hollywoodgate-…

#themarkazreview #tmrweekly #newarticles #films #filmreviews

🖋️ [NATIONAL POETRY MONTH]

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’re highlighting all of the talented poets we’ve published so far this year in Poetry Markaz: Sarah Ghazal Ali, Brian Turner, @galmadhoun, Majda 🐦‍⬛, Omar Sakr, Maram Al-Masri (translated by Hélène Cardona), Alina Stefanescu

📚 [TMR WEEKLY]

A classic prison novel by Wisam Rafeedie recounts the revolutionary fervor of Palestinian political prisoners.

Read the full book review by Rebecca Ruth Gould (rrgould.bsky.social) here: bit.ly/man-is-a-cause…

#themarkazreview #tmrweekly #newarticles #bookreview #books #essays

🌟 [TMR STORE]

Did you know that you can get your own copy of any of our complete monthly issues of 2024?

Purchasing an issue supports TMR in bringing you new perspectives on the SWANA region.

🔗 Explore our store here: bit.ly/the-markaz-rev…

#tmrstore #issues #supporttmr

🖋️ [NATIONAL POETRY MONTH]

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’re highlighting all of the talented poets we’ve published so far this year in Poetry Markaz: Sarah Ghazal Ali, Brian Turner, @galmadhoun, Majda 🐦‍⬛, Omar Sakr, Maram Al-Masri (translated by Hélène Cardona), Alina Stefanescu

'This poet cannot look away, but he stops to salvage moments of bliss and beauty from the ruins of history.'
#Sinan_Antoon , Postcards from the Underworld (New Texts Out Now) #poetry #Iraq #trasnslation jadaliyya.com/Details/45921 via Jadaliyya

⏰ [RAPPEL, RDV aujourd'hui à 19h sur Zoom]

Rejoignez-nous ce soir pour discuter ensemble de notre numéro sur Paris du point de vue de ses créatifs issus de la région SWANA. En exclusivité une table ronde avec trois des contributeurs : Sasha Moujaes, Coline Houssais, Wanis El

📣 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: TMR 42 • THEATRE

Nothing is more essential to the expression of the human spirit than acting out stories that help us understand who we are. In the case of Middle Eastern/North African-influenced theatre, written/performed by people from a complex

How do you hold your grief in a language that’s been its main perpetrator?

—from Abdelrahman ElGendy’s “Al-Thakla—Arabic as the Original Mourner” in The Markaz Review مجلة المركز and our #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth list: themarkaz.org/al-thakla-arab…

🌶️ [TMR 40 - PARIS]
Pour découvrir tous nos coups de coeur : bit.ly/nos-meilleurs-…
Et vous, quel est votre restaurant préféré à Paris ?
#themarkazreview #tmr40 #paris #derniernuméro #coupdecoeur #restaurantsorientaux

🗼 [TMR 40 - PARIS]

Dans notre dernier numéro, Coline Houssais nous parle de son prochain ouvrage 'Paris en lettres arabes.'

Envie de rencontrer l'auteure? Rejoignez-nous ce jeudi 18 avril sur Zoom à 19h : us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🎨 [TMR 40 • PARIS]

Le travail de Bani Khoshnoudi est souvent habité par le déplacement et le déracinement. Elle explore les thèmes de l'exil, de la modernité et de ses violences, de la mémoire et de l'invisible.

Retrouvez l’intégralité de l’article: bit.ly/fr-bani-khoshn…

See you there 😊

City Lights Books Jordan Elgrably "kit" "schluter" We made The Millions list!
themillions.com/2024/04/most-a…

📚 [UPCOMING EVENT]

Join the TMR Book Club online on April 24th at 1pm EST/ 7pm CET/ 6pm UK to discuss Salar Abdoh's latest novel, “A Nearby Country Called Love” with the author!

🎟️ RSVP here to participate: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Can’t make it? Sign up to our book club

✍️ [TMR WEEKLY]

Equating the critique of Zionism to antisemitism, US academics are being silenced, writes Maura Finkelstein.

Read the full piece this week in TMR: bit.ly/quating-critiq…

#themarkazreview #tmrweekly #newarticle #opinionpiece #palestine

Look out, @truthdig is going straight to the top ⬆️, now in 1st place! wbby.co/40277N 💯 #Webbys

🖼️ [TMR 40 • PARIS]

Les commissaires Rasha Salti et Kristine Khouri propose une formidable exposition sur les musées et les mouvements de solidarité utilisant l'art et la protestation au Palais de Tokyo.

Découvrez l’intégralité de l’article : bit.ly/fr-passe-inqui…