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Bloodied Dispatches—Ahmed Isselmou on the Gaza Carnage

Bloodied Dispatches—Ahmed Isselmou on the Gaza Carnage

The assault on Gaza is the longest and deadliest Israeli offensive to date, and the worst in targeting...

3 MAY 2024 • By Ahmed Isselmou
Not Forgotten, Not (All) Erased: Palestine’s Sacred Shrines

Not Forgotten, Not (All) Erased: Palestine’s Sacred Shrines

Palestine's shrines are a part of a heritage that has been intentionally erased since the Nakba of 1948,...

3 MAY 2024 • By Gabriel Polley
Freedom—Ruminations of a Syrian Refugee

Freedom—Ruminations of a Syrian Refugee

It is obvious that we will never forget; but it is unclear how to proceed with “un-forgetting" writes...

3 MAY 2024 • By Reem Alghazzi
The Art of Letting Go: On the Path to Willful Abandonment

The Art of Letting Go: On the Path to Willful Abandonment

Nashwa Nasreldine explores the importance of holding onto failed attempts to capture fleeting moments for the sake of...

3 MAY 2024 • By Nashwa Nasreldin
Paris, Abstraction and the Art of Yvette Achkar

Paris, Abstraction and the Art of Yvette Achkar

Arie Amaya-Akkermans delves into Yvette Achkar's compelling artwork depicting the resilience of the human spirit in the face...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Holding Back the Bobos: Portrait of Paris’ Belleville

Holding Back the Bobos: Portrait of Paris’ Belleville

In Paris, Belleville struggles to hang on to its immigrant roots while the world's cities gentrify and price...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Cole Stangler
Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

Undoing Colonial Geographies from Paris with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

With genocidal violence raging in Gaza and muzzling of pro-Palestinian voices throughout France, Ariella Azoulay's word is now...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Sasha Moujaes
Happy as an Arab in Paris

Happy as an Arab in Paris

Wanis El Kabbaj fondly reminisces about his father's elation while in Paris and the profound significance the city...

1 APRIL 2024 • By Wanis El Kabbaj
The Arab Writer in Paris; Paris in the Arab Writer

The Arab Writer in Paris; Paris in the Arab Writer

Coline Houssais explores the rich tapestry of Arab literature intertwined with the poetic allure of Paris.

31 MARCH 2024 • By Coline Houssais
The Mood At This Year’s Dubai Art Week 2024

The Mood At This Year’s Dubai Art Week 2024

Sophie Kazan reports on the mood of Dubai Art Week this year with a roundup of the UAE...

18 MARCH 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Dining with the Sultan at LACMA

Dining with the Sultan at LACMA

At times beautiful as a virtual meal experience, LACMA’s “Dining with the Sultan” is an old-fashioned, things-in-glass-cases exhibition.

18 MARCH 2024 • By Philip Grant
Al-Thakla—Arabic as the Original Mourner

Al-Thakla—Arabic as the Original Mourner

Abdelrahman ElGendy asks, how do you hold your grief in a language that's been its main perpetrator?

3 MARCH 2024 • By Abdelrahman ElGendy
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