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We are delighted to announce that our 62nd issue • COMEDY is now live!

✒️ Discover the full issue now: https://bit.ly/tmr62comedy

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November 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Our upcoming issue, COMEDY, explores: Egyptian meme culture, Palestinian stand-up in a time of genocide, sharp interviews, hilarious fiction, and an exclusive new story by Rabih Alameddine.

TMR 62 • COMEDY • Out on November 6.

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October 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Tunis’ ancient citadel is threatened by climate change and incompetence, but could also offer solutions to hotter, wetter conditions.

> Discover Iason Athanasiadis’ latest feature: https://bit.ly/tunisias-fading-medina-heritage-a-glimpse-of-our-future

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October 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Natalie Boumatar is reading an excerpt of “Seven Plates”, a short story featured in our latest Fiction Desk.

> Discover Natalia Boumatar’s latest fiction: https://bit.ly/seven-plates-a-short-story

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October 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Our October pick is here, have you started it yet? 📚

> Sign up now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9TNlDG2aQli-qGf1dGdwDQ

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October 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Author Karim Kattan weaves Palestinian folklore, mythology, and queer desire into a powerful reimagining of love and liberation.

> Read Gaar Adams’ latest review: https://bit.ly/the-possibility-of-paradise-in-eden-at-dawn

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October 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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TMR presents a selection of bold, thought-provoking books about changing landscapes, environmental crisis, and new ways to survive and thrive.

> Check the full book list now: https://bit.ly/the-anthropocene-book-list

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October 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Cynthia Kreichati tries to think through the unthinkable as she considers the mechanics of Israel’s AI-powered assault on Lebanon.

> Read the full essay now: https://bit.ly/hunter-trickster-gatherer

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September 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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For our next theme issue, MIS/TRANSLATION, we invite works in translation but also, especially, about translation.

🗓️ Submit by Nov 20.
🔗 Submit now: https://themarkaz.org/submissions/

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September 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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There is little respite in the modern-day bloodletting that encompasses the globe, and yet we must fight on.

> Read Amal Ghandour’s latest “This Arab Life” column: bit.ly/interesting-times-we-are-well-beyond-them-now

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September 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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An exhibition featuring Palestinian artists reimagining weeds highlights the problematic symbolism of resilience in times of genocide.

Read Silvia Hassouna's essay now: https://bit.ly/weeds-of-the-anthropocene-a-view-from-palestine

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September 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Palestinian novelist and poet Karim Kattan reflects on the problems, pleasures, and peculiarities of writing fiction today.

> Seven Questions with Karim Kattan by Saleem Haddad: bit.ly/seven-questions-with-karim-kattan

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September 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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In this short story, a man returns to his hometown and must negotiate his relationship with faith, community, and a woman from his past.

> Discover Barâa Arar’s latest story: bit.ly/the-dentists-son-a-short-story

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September 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Shahab Eddin Pakbeen answered a couple of questions about his latest short story, “Please Wait.”

> Read Shahab Eddin Pakbeen's latest piece: https://bit.ly/please-wait-a-short-story

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September 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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As part of The Fiction Desk, TMR Fiction Editor Saleem Haddad interviews Barâa Arar about her latest short story, "The Dentist's Son."

> Discover Barâa Arar’s interview: bit.ly/the-dentists-son-a-short-story

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September 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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For the first edition of The Fiction Desk, Barâa Arar offers us a reading of her latest short story, “The Dentist’s Son.”

> Discover Barâa Arar’s latest story: bit.ly/the-dentists-son-a-short-story

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September 18, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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We are delighted to announce that Azadeh Moaveni is joining The Markaz Literary Prizes to preside over the literary essay/creative nonfiction category.

Submissions are open until Oct. 30: https://themarkaz.org/literaryprizes/

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September 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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For our September Book Club, we are thrilled to read Saleem Haddad's latest book, "Floodlines".

🗓️ Join us Sunday, September 27th at 1pm EST/19:00 CET online.
> Sign up now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IS--P7ikRxa1Pgr97TPldA#/registration

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September 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Old tensions with a contemporary ring continue to illuminate Israel’s profound crisis as it approaches its seventy-ninth birthday.

> Discover Amal Ghandour’s latest column now: bit.ly/better-baruch-spinoza-than-meir-kahane

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September 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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The countless unanswered questions about what exactly happened on September 11, 2001 remain the greatest evidence of its instrumentalization.

> Read Ammiel Alcalay's latest piece: bit.ly/failures-of-the-imagination-twenty-five-years-after-9-11

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September 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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We are delighted to announce that Dima Alzayat is joining The Markaz Literary Prizes to preside over the short story category.

Submissions for fiction and creative nonfiction are open until Oct. 30: https://themarkaz.org/literaryprizes/

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September 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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In our latest editorial, TMR’s Literary Editor, Abdelrahman ElGendy, reflects on what created the Anthropocene—capitalism, colonialism, ecocide—and the possibility of undoing it.

Read the full editorial now: https://bit.ly/why-anthropocene

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September 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Critical approaches to the Anthropocene #TMR61 #TheMarkazReview #Anthropocene

In “Weeds of the Anthropocene: A View from Palestine,” Silvia Hassouna traces the colonial histories embedded in the category of the “weed” by drawing on the 2020 exhibition Weed Control.
September 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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We are delighted to announced that our 61st issue • ANTHROPOCENE is now live!

✒️ Discover the full issue now: https://bit.ly/TMR61anthropocene

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September 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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We are delighted to announce that Leila Aboulela will preside over the short story category of The Markaz Literary Prizes!

Submissions for fiction and creative nonfiction are open until Oct. 30, link in bio.

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September 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM