Jacob Wirtschafter

is a journalist based in Istanbul. He has reported from Egypt, the Gulf, and the Levant, and contributed to the Monocle Travel Guide to Athens.

India’s Painter but Qatar’s Museum

India’s Painter but Qatar’s Museum

Ironically, one of India’s most famous modern painters, M.F. Husain, died outside India, as a citizen of Qatar.

9 JANUARY 2026 • By Jacob Wirtschafter
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
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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