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Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.

14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
Sudan Retold: Three Painters, Three Ways of Seeing a Shattered Homeland

Sudan Retold: Three Painters, Three Ways of Seeing a Shattered Homeland

"Sudan Retold," co-curated by Albaih and Fuhrmann, opened at Alhosh Gallery in Doha, focusing on wartime cultural definitions.

24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
Youssra El Hawary’s Taraddud — Sound as Survival

Youssra El Hawary’s Taraddud — Sound as Survival

In Egypt where nationalist anthems are weaponized and satire becomes grounds for persecution, Taraddud stands as an act...

17 OCTOBER 2025 • By Salma Harland
In Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5, Truth is Revolutionary

In Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5, Truth is Revolutionary

Bombed streets and Palestinian suffering contrast with Orwell’s language, showing how terms like “security operations” sanitize violence.

17 OCTOBER 2025 • By Alex Demyanenko
Together for Palestine — Truly Historic

Together for Palestine — Truly Historic

At Brian Eno’s concert, 150 artists and 12,500 attendees raised funds for Gaza and called for sanctions against...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By TMR
How the Media Fails Armenia and Palestine

How the Media Fails Armenia and Palestine

A new book examines the history of colonization and the ongoing parallels between the conflicts in Artsakh and...

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Gabriel Polley
Reading The Orchards of Basra

Reading The Orchards of Basra

The Orchards of Basra weaves together elements of dreams, memory, and forgotten philosophy, insisting that some stories cannot...

12 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
 
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