Etel Adnan’s Sun and Sea: In Remembrance
Art critic Arie Amaya-Akkermans summons the gods of art and poetry as he reviews the life work of the late polymath Etel Adnan, 1925-2021.
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Guantánamo Voices: True Accounts From the World’s Most Infamous Prison
Excerpt from Guantánamo Voices: True Accounts From the World’s Most Infamous Prison A graphic novel, edited by Sarah Mirk, with an introduction by Omar El Akkad Abrams ComicArts (June 2020)… Continue reading Guantánamo Voices: True Accounts From the World’s Most Infamous Prison
The Murals of “Education is Not a Crime”
Saleem Vaillancourt describes the worldwide mural campaign spearheaded by Maziar Bahari on behalf the Baha'i community to speak out about Iran's persecution of its largest religious minority.
The Murals of Yemen’s Haifa Subay
Yemen street artist, activist and mother Haifa Subay speaks to Farah Abdessamad about the state of the country and her work.
Beautiful/Ugly: Against Aestheticizing Israel’s Separation Wall
Malu Halasa revisits the question of whether walls, borders and barriers should ever be dressed up to disguise their true intent.
The Labyrinth of Memory
Critic Ziad Suidan meditates on the meaning of the labyrinth and the walls that can separate us but also remind us of our shared history inside the hammam.
Beirut Comix Tell the Story
Beirut-based graphic artists Lina Ghaibeh and George "Jad" Khoury each recount what happened on the 4th of August, 2020, a day that shall live in infamy as far as Lebanon's leaders are concerned. But the people will, at the end of the day, triumph.