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Hashem & Sara on Their Intimate Podcast, “Bath Ya Hashem”

Hashem & Sara on Their Intimate Podcast, “Bath Ya Hashem”

Mohammad Rabie lifts the lid on the makings of the popular Arab podcast "Bath ya Hashem," hosted and...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Mohammad Rabie
Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي

Don’t Ask me to Reveal my Lover’s Name لا تسألوني ما اسمهُ حبيبي

Mohammad Shawky Hassan reflects on the original story that informed the making of "Shall I Compare You to...

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Mohammad Shawky Hassan
A Century of Sergei Parajanov: Conjurer of Cinematic Worlds

A Century of Sergei Parajanov: Conjurer of Cinematic Worlds

William Gourlay revisits the works of Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, who created cinematic moments from across Europe, the...

29 JANUARY 2024 • By William Gourlay
Messages from Gaza Now /4

Messages from Gaza Now /4

Tragic and horrifying, Hossam Madhoun’s 'Messages from Gaza Now' is an invaluable eye witness account inside Gaza’s war...

22 JANUARY 2024 • By Hossam Madhoun
Nothing out of the Ordinary: A Journalist’s West Bank Memories

Nothing out of the Ordinary: A Journalist’s West Bank Memories

Chloé Benoist, a French journalist and editor, writes of her time spent reporting from the West Bank.

22 JANUARY 2024 • By Chloé Benoist
Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

Reconciling Ouarzazate with Solar Energy in Our Desert Town

As a solar power plant overtakes a Moroccan desert town, reconfiguring its visual and territorial makeup, there are...

15 JANUARY 2024 • By Brahim El Guabli
Messages from Gaza Now / 3

Messages from Gaza Now / 3

Hell continues in a never-ending war, yet with sumud, the Palestinian people remain resourceful, remarkable and above all,...

8 JANUARY 2024 • By Hossam Madhoun
Gaza Sunbirds: the Palestinian Para-Cyclists Who Won’t Quit

Gaza Sunbirds: the Palestinian Para-Cyclists Who Won’t Quit

Gaza's professional para-cycling team for amputee athletes rise above Gaza's darkest days through determination and excellence in sport.

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Malu Halasa
Jesus Was Palestinian, But Bethlehem Suspends Christmas

Jesus Was Palestinian, But Bethlehem Suspends Christmas

Had Jesus been born today he would be considered Palestinian, and his birth would have faced many obstacles...

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Ahmed Twaij
Meditations on Occupation, Architecture, Urbicide

Meditations on Occupation, Architecture, Urbicide

In Gaza, the rubble and ruin must remain in full view not only as evidence of war crimes,...

25 DECEMBER 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter

Art Lights Up Riyadh This Winter

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf travels to Saudi Arabia to take in a citywide festival that may have forever changed...

18 DECEMBER 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
The Paranda Network—Afghan Women Writing

The Paranda Network—Afghan Women Writing

Breaking stereotypes that their country is only about war, Afghan women continue to write despite the Taliban, writes...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Lillie Razvi
 
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