Interviews

Aida Šehović on the 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

Aida Šehović on the 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

Bosnian-American artist Šehović marks the Srebrenica Genocide with an installation of cups filled with coffee — unsweetened and...

18 JULY 2025 • By Claudia Mende
Interview: Joe Sacco on Gaza

Interview: Joe Sacco on Gaza

Joe Sacco uses his graphic storytelling in "War on Gaza" to reflect on the events in the Gaza...

6 JUNE 2025 • By Elias Feroz
23 Hours Inside State Dept. Press Briefings on the Gaza Genocide

23 Hours Inside State Dept. Press Briefings on the Gaza Genocide

The curator of the "Art of the Palestinian Poster" exhibition interviews two documentarians on their film "A Bunch...

23 MAY 2025 • By Malu Halasa
With Brecht, Rabih Mroué & Lina Majdalanie Deconstruct Fascism

With Brecht, Rabih Mroué & Lina Majdalanie Deconstruct Fascism

The new Lebanese performance, "Four Walls and a Roof," uses trial testimony, humor, and Eisler-Brecht songs to address...

11 APRIL 2025 • By Malu Halasa
Between Belief and Doubt: Ramzi Mallat’s Suspended Disbelief

Between Belief and Doubt: Ramzi Mallat’s Suspended Disbelief

"Suspended Disbelief" interrogates the tension between belief and doubt in the folklore and collective psyche of the Mediterranean...

11 APRIL 2025 • By Marta Mendes
The Art of Arabic Translation: An Interview With Roger Allen

The Art of Arabic Translation: An Interview With Roger Allen

Yale scholar of Arabic language and literature Jonas Elbousty talks to one of the most prolific translators of...

14 MARCH 2025 • By Jonas Elbousty
Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

A conversation in which two Arabic to English translators and scholars consider language and Gaza with respect to...

17 JANUARY 2025 • By Yasmeen Hanoosh
حوار مع حسين فوزي: تظاهرت بأني أقرأ في البداية، ثم استمتعت بالقراءة لاحقًا

حوار مع حسين فوزي: تظاهرت بأني أقرأ في البداية، ثم استمتعت بالقراءة لاحقًا

يتحدث الكاتب المصري حسين فوزي عن بدايات الكتابة، وعن تصوراته عن ما يكتب. صدرت مجموعة حسين الأولى «مشروع...

2 DECEMBER 2024 • By حسين فوزي
The Hybrid — The Case of Michael Vatikiotis

The Hybrid — The Case of Michael Vatikiotis

Rana Haddad interviews hybrid hopscotching writer Michael Vatikiotis on his colorful life and work spanning continents.

18 OCTOBER 2024 • By Rana Haddad
Aïda Nosrat of Atine: Artist at Work

Aïda Nosrat of Atine: Artist at Work

Jordan Elgrably interviews free-spirited Iranian performer Aïda Nosrat on music, exile, freedom, and a passion for mixing cultures.

11 OCTOBER 2024 • By Jordan Elgrably
The Body, Intimacy and Technology in the Middle East

The Body, Intimacy and Technology in the Middle East

Six women artists and curator Nadine Khalil explore women's bodies in a Dubai exhibition.

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Naima Morelli
Demolition and Recreation in Benghazi: Interview with Sarri Elfaitouri

Demolition and Recreation in Benghazi: Interview with Sarri Elfaitouri

Sarri Elfaitouri on urbanism, social reforms, and the legacy of colonialism in Libya after the March 2023 demolition...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Naima Morelli
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