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Sean Casey explores "Dissonance" where Aida Zilelian turns to poetry to talk about Armenian diaspora, culture, migration and borders, her imagery and language describing the violence, displacement, and survival of a people.
🔗 https://bit.ly/grief-and-hope-in-the-poetry-of-dissonance
What happens when four writers sit down to talk and explore the Mediterranean as a site of passage and border, paradise and ruin.
If you missed our Mediterraneans Roundtable — or want to watch it again — it's now free on YouTube.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QnT51ysnRQ
In his latest review, Alex Demyanenko reflects on how Cyril Aris’ "Sad and Beautiful World" depicts love under pressure, under history, and within a country that refuses to stand still.
🔗 https://bit.ly/sad-beautiful-and-true-love-in-lebanon
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In June, we are delighted to welcome Kay Heikkinen, translator of "The Gates of Paradise
By Taleb Alrefai".
🗓️ Join us Sunday, June 28th at 1pm EST/19:00 CET online.
🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ddwI2u9nQ7aYq4Pc9wmgUA#/registration
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In her latest article, translator Addie Leak, reflects upon cultural parallels and the many dimensions of an anthology written by and about Jordanian women.
🔗 https://bit.ly/epiphanies-theres-not-enough-body-in-the-text
#TMRWeekly #TheMarkazReview #SWANAliterature #BookCommunity #Jordan
During our April Roundtable on TMR 58 - Mother Tongue, Lina Mounzer shared a compelling reflection on the power of English fluency.
Missed the conversation? You can now catch the full replay on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/woAEloMcIkU?si=TkkrGE_BnFOieq-C
#TMR58 #MotherTongue #LinaMounzer
Dhifi, an artist who embraces imperfection and chance, talks about his latest concept, an inverted Mediterranean with Naima Morelli.
🔗 Read the interview: https://bit.ly/artist-kais-dhifi-on-the-mediterranean-as-an-island
#TheMarkazReview #TMR59 #Art #KaisDhifi #NaimaMorelli #Artist
In her latest film, Amie Williams focuses on the life and impact of Tunisian blogger and freedom activist Lina Ben Mhenni.
🔗 Dive into the article: https://bit.ly/tunisian-girl-a-short-on-lina-ben-mhenni
#TheMarkazReview #TMR59 #Mediterraneans #LinaBenMhenni #Documentary #Tunisianblogger
In his latest essay, Iason Athanasiadis reflects on how climate change, geopolitics, and overconsumption are driving the little remarked-upon, accelerating and possibly unsalvageable demise of the world's oldest inhabited seas.
🔗 Dive into the essay: https://bit.ly/the-dying-seas-what-have-we-done
In her latest article, Amelia Izmanki dives into Beirut’s Zoukak Theatre Collective, a rarity in the Lebanese theatre world that ran ten years longer than its intrepid founders.
🔗 Read her review: https://bit.ly/the-final-curtain-on-beiruts-zoukak-theatre-hasnt-dropped
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