iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 8h

A Sudanese novel by Hamed Al-Nazir (excerpt tr. by Rana Asfour) follows characters navigating love, loss, and identity in a country where memories are blurred by war. > Read the excerpt now: bit.ly/the-lemon-tree-family-an-exc… #Anthropocene #HamedAl-Nazir #Fiction #Sudan #Translation

021 2

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Natalie Boumatar is reading an excerpt of “Seven Plates”, a short story featured in our latest Fiction Desk. > Discover Natalia Boumatar’s latest fiction: bit.ly/seven-plates-a-short-story #TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #Fiction #ShortStory

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

In this first-place winner of the Azhar Short Story Prize, a woman cares for an elderly couple who, like her, live in the shadow of an uncertain return. > Discover Natalia Boumatar’s latest fiction: bit.ly/seven-plates-a-short-story #TMRWeekly #SWANAliterature #Fiction #ShortStory

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

In our latest Fiction Desk, Anas Tareef’s short story follows a woman returns to post-Assad Syria to discover whether the home she has carried with her still exists. > Read the full story now: bit.ly/remnants-a-short-story #SWANAliterature #Syria #ShortStory #Fiction #Reading

031 3

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Ibtisam Azem, International Booker longlisted author, on writing through uncertainty, the limits of fiction, and the quiet of the page. > Ibtisam Azem in conversation with Saleem Haddad read now: bit.ly/seven-questions-with-ibtisam… #TMRWeekly #Palestine #IbtisamAzem

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Anas Tareef, author of 'Remnants', reflects on his short story, the craft of writing, and the idea of return. > Anas Tareef in conversation with Saleem Haddad, read now: bit.ly/behind-the-story-anas-tareef… #TMRWeekly #Syria #ShortStory #Fiction #AuthorInterview

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

In Ibtisam Azem's new novel, absurdity becomes the only way to explore the current Palestinian condition. > Discover Ilham Essalih’s latest review: bit.ly/every-grain-of-sand-has-gall… #TMRWeekly #SWANAliterature #Fiction #BookReview #Bookstagram

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Umniya Najaer moves between missiles and minerals, geological time and imagined futures, transforming the page into a site of planetary and bodily encounter. > Discover Umniya Najaer's poems: bit.ly/the-ossuary-of-evolving-form… #TMR61 #Anthropocene #Poetry #Poems

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Meet the judges of The Markaz Literary Prizes ✒️ Submissions for fiction and creative nonfiction are open until Oct. 30: themarkaz.org/literaryprizes #TheMarkazPrize #MarkazLiteraryPrizes #SWANALiterature #LiteraryPrize

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

In this haunting work of speculative fiction by Balsam Karam, tr. by Saskia Vogel, a former greengrocer's quiet rituals are interrupted by a devastating act of state violence. > Discover the story now: bit.ly/event-horizon-an-excerpt #Anthropocene #SWANA #ArabLit #Literature #Fiction

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

كيف تعيش امرأة وحيدة آخر سنوات عقدها الخامس؟ لا تبحث هيڤا نبي عن إجابات لهذا السؤال، لكنها تصف بسلاسة وهدوء حياة مملة لا يبدو أنها ستصبح شيئًا غير ذلك. يمكنكم قراءة القصة كاملة من خلال الرابط التالي: themarkaz.org/adasayeaa #المركز_بالعربي #هيڤا_نبي #قصة_قصيرة

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Monira Al Qadiri, a self-described “dystopian artist”, creates works that seek to tell stories about our modern condition from a future point of view. > Read Nour Annan's piece: bit.ly/monira-al-qadiris-relics-of-… #TMR61 #Anthropocene #SWANA #Art #DystopianArt #MoniraAlQadiri

041 4

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

In their latest unsettling work of speculative fiction, lisa minerva luxx asks: in a revolution that must never stop moving, what would make you turn back? > Read the story now: bit.ly/the-long-middle-a-short-story #TMR61 #Anthropocene #SWANA #Literature #SpeculativeFiction #ShortStory

020 2

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We are delighted to announce the last judge of The Markaz Literary Prizes who will preside over the short story category: Rabih Alameddine ✒️ Submissions for fiction and creative nonfiction are open until Oct. 30: themarkaz.org/literaryprizes #TheMarkazLiteraryPrizes #LiteraryPrize

1204 20

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Amal Ghandour examines a historical record marked by missteps and false victories in the struggle for Palestinian liberation. > Discover Amal Ghandour’s latest review: bit.ly/the-victory-sign-between-bra… #TMRWeekly #Palestine #ThisArabLife #Palestine

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Author Karim Kattan weaves Palestinian folklore, mythology, and queer desire into a powerful reimagining of love and liberation. > Read Gaar Adams’ latest review: bit.ly/the-possibility-of-paradise-… #TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #BookReview #KarimKattan

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Youssef Rakha's novel asks big existential questions like “What should contemporary Islam look like?” but offers no easy answers. > Discover Nour Eldin H’s latest review: bit.ly/postmuslim-in-search-of-a-mu… #TMRWeekly #SWANAliterature #Palestine #YoussefRakha #BookReview

001 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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: bit.ly/the-anthropocene-book-list #TMR61 #TheMarkazReview #Anthropocene #SWANA #ArabLit #Literature #BookList

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Last month, we hosted an amazing roundtable with George Abraham, lisa minerva luxx, Cynthia Kreichati and TMR Literary Editor, Abdelrahman ElGendy. Missed the conversation? You can now watch the full replay on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/YlLamm1pVjw?si=_B7XicmjMTv… #TMR61

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

تسأل بسمة الخطيب عن ما يحدث بعدما ينال كاتبٌ جائزة، الإجابات مثيرة للاهتمام، وعلى الأخص من يرى أنها لعنة! يمكنكم قراءة التقرير كاملًا من خلال الرابط التالي: themarkaz.org/alyaomaltali #المركز_بالعربي #بسمة_الخطيب #تقرير

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Three poems by poet George Abraham explore grief and displacement through the entanglements of family and empire, human and animal, body and language. > Discover the poems now: bit.ly/poems-from-when-the-arab-apo… #TMR61 #Anthropocene #SWANA #ArabLit

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lara Sheehi talks about reclaiming the psyche as a site of struggle in her new book, “From the Clinic to the Streets.” > Discover Lara Sheehi in conversation with Sarah Aziza: bit.ly/psychic-militancy-a-conversation-with-lara-sheehi #TMRWeekly #SWANAliterature #Palestine #LaraSheehi

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“We Call Her Emma” is a compelling introduction to a fascinating figure, but neither quite biography nor moral reckoning > Read Anas Tareef’s latest review: bit.ly/emmas-wickedness-a-review-of… #TMRWeekly #SWANAliterature #FilmReview #WeCallHerEmma #AsmaAlAssad

021 2

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lara Sheehi talks about reclaiming the psyche as a site of struggle in her new book, “From the Clinic to the Streets.” > Discover Lara Sheehi in conversation with Sarah Aziza: bit.ly/psychic-militancy-and-revolutionary-futures-a-conversation-with-lara-sheehi #TMRWeekly #Palestine #LaraSheehi

100 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Exhibit G”, a new poetry collection, by Fady Joudah turns the archive from a repository of Palestinian loss into a site of intimacy, memory, and unfinished futures. > Discover Issam Zineh’s review: bit.ly/the-infrastructure-of-truth-a-conversation-with-assal-rad #TMRWeekly #SWANAliterature

011 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nasser's body of work considers witnessing without testimony, the persistence of memory, and art’s possibilities in the face of loss. > Read the full conversation between Dala Nasser and Samira Makki now: bit.ly/what-the-stones-remember-a-c… #TMR61 #Anthropocene

001 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We are delighted to read Eman Quotah's "The Night Is Not For You". Join Rana Asfour and our fabulous reader community to discuss our monthly pick. 🗓️ Join us Sunday, October 25th at 1pm EST/18:00 CET online. > Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9T…

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

تصارح إيناس أمها بميولها الجنسية، وعلى الرغم من رد الفعل المتوقع، تشعر بالإحباط بسبب ما حدث، لكنها تتفاعل مع الوضع الجديد بطريقة غير معتادة. يمكنكم قراءة القصة كاملة من خلال الرابط التالي: themarkaz.org/yabka #المركز_بالعربي #علي_جازو #مقال

011 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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: bit.ly/hunter-trickster-gatherer #TMR61 #TheMarkazReview #Anthropocene #SWANA #ArabLit #Literature #Lebanon #Hunter

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We invite you to an Open Bar public Meet-and-Greet on Saturday, 3 October 18:00 – 20:00 at the Gazette Café, 6 rue Levat, 34000 Montpellier. 🗓️ Saturday, 3 October | 18:00 – 20:00 | Gazette Café, Montpellier #Montpellier #LiteraryEvent #PublishingEvent #SWANAEditorsPublishersConference

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For our next theme issue, MIS/TRANSLATION, we invite works in translation but also, especially, about translation. 🗓️ Submit by Nov 20. 🔗 Submit now: themarkaz.org/submissions #TheMarkazReview #TMR #CallForSubmissions

012 2

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jiyar Jahan Fard's debut novel, "The Shadeless Border" (translated by Chiya Parvizpur), centers an oft-overlooked region between Iran and Iraq but is slowed by its didactic impulses. > Read Matt Broomfield’s review: bit.ly/the-shadeless-border-gives-voice-to-kurdish-borderlands #TMRWeekly

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Historian Assal Rad talks about the impetus and intended impact behind her new book, Don’t Say Palestine. > Discover Assal Rad in conversation with Lina Mounzer: bit.ly/the-infrastructure-of-truth-a-conversation-with-assal-rad #TMRWeekly #SWANAliterature #AssalRad #Interview #Palestine

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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 #TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #ThisArabLife #Column

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For the first time, literary editors and publishers from across the SWANA region and its global diasporas will gather under one roof for the inaugural SWANA Editors & Publishers Conference: A Literary Consortium. #SWANA #SWANALiterature #SWANAPublishing #LiteraryPublishing #IndependentPublishing

001 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We are delighted to announce that Malu Halasa is joining The Markaz Literary Prizes to preside over the literary essay/creative nonfiction category. Submissions for fiction and creative nonfiction are open until Oct. 30: themarkaz.org/literaryprizes #TheMarkazLiteraryPrizes

001 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An exhibition featuring Palestinian artists reimagining weeds highlights the problematic symbolism of resilience in times of genocide. Read Silvia Hassouna's essay now: bit.ly/weeds-of-the-anthropocene-a-… #TMR61 #TheMarkazReview #Anthropocene #SWANA

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

يكتب علي جازو عن مفهوم الرواية، ويعيد النظر إلى ما تتميز به من تماسك وانضابط، ويناقش إن كان كمال الرواية يؤثر على إبداع كاتبها. يمكنكم قراءة المقال كاملًا من خلال الرابط التالي: themarkaz.org/alriwaya #المركز_بالعربي #علي_جازو #مقال

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Haunted by the photograph of a Barbary lion, noam keim searches Morocco and France for the landscapes, histories, and memories that might make a home. > Read the full essay now: bit.ly/the-last-barbary-lion #TMR61 #Anthropocene #SWANA #ArabLit #Literature #Morocco #MoroccanLit

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In this short story set amid the U.S. bombing of Iran, our narrator worries about his elderly parents, his overweight cat, and a long-awaited delivery. > Read Shahab Eddin Pakbeen's (latest piece: bit.ly/please-wait-a-short-story #SWANAliterature #TheFictionDesk

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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 #TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #ShortStory #TheFictionDesk #Fiction

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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 #TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #TheFictionDesk

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Shahab Eddin Pakbeen answered a couple of questions about his latest short story, “Please Wait.” > Read Shahab Eddin Pakbeen's latest piece: bit.ly/please-wait-a-short-story #TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #TheFictionDesk #ShortStory #Iran #Farsi

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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 #TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #ShortStory #TheFictionDesk #Fiction

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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 #TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #ShortStory #TheFictionDesk

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In Aqaba, a phosphate worker and his daughter return to the reef where he taught her to swim, confronting what it means to love a place while participating in its destruction. Read Nour Shtayyeh's short story now: bit.ly/the-belt-starter-a-short-sto… #SWANA #ShortStory #WaterEcology

000 0

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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: themarkaz.org/literaryprizes #TheMarkazReview #TheMarkazLiteraryPrizes #LiteraryPrize

010 1

The Markaz Review مجلة المركز @markaz-review.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IS… #TMRBookClub #Bookclub #TheMarkazReview

010 1