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Demolition and Recreation in Benghazi: Interview with Sarri Elfaitouri

Demolition and Recreation in Benghazi: Interview with Sarri Elfaitouri

Sarri Elfaitouri on urbanism, social reforms, and the legacy of colonialism in Libya after the March 2023 demolition...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Naima Morelli
On the Herculean Task of Translating Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish

On the Herculean Task of Translating Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish

Kawa Nemir felt he'd been preparing to undertake the translation of James Joyce's masterpiece his whole life...

28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Kaya Genç
“My Father’s Last Meal”—a Kurdish Tale

“My Father’s Last Meal”—a Kurdish Tale

In the aftermath of his father's death by shrapnel from an Iraqi shell, Dilan Qadir contends with a...

28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Dilan Qadir
Domicide—War on the City

Domicide—War on the City

According to Dr. Ammar Azzouz’s essay on domicide, taken from his new book, carpet bombing of Middle Eastern...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Ammar Azzouz
Atom Bombs and Earthquakes: Changing Arabian Culture Via Architecture

Atom Bombs and Earthquakes: Changing Arabian Culture Via Architecture

T.H. Shalaby maps out and questions architectural planning in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By T.H. Shalaby
Stitching Baluchestan: Embroidery as Topography

Stitching Baluchestan: Embroidery as Topography

Contemporary artist Bibi Manavi's research into the iconic fashion designs of Mehremonir Jahanbani led her to the farthest...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Bibi Manavi
Interview: Oorvi Sharma, Architectural Researcher and Designer

Interview: Oorvi Sharma, Architectural Researcher and Designer

Rabi Georges reviews and interviews innovative architect Oorvi Sharma in Abu Dhabi.

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Rabi Georges
Experimental Saharanism: Exploiting Desert Environments

Experimental Saharanism: Exploiting Desert Environments

Brahim El Guabli urges us to studying deserts to push our thinking beyond ordinary notions of space and...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Brahim El Guabli
The Bridge to Nowhere

The Bridge to Nowhere

Youssef H. Alshammari has composed a meditation on the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway in Kuwait — one...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Yousef H. Alshammari
The Floods of Derna: Historical Parallels to Libya’s Crisis

The Floods of Derna: Historical Parallels to Libya’s Crisis

Lama Elsharif finds that Derna’s harrowing flood proves a surprising catalyst for unity in a nation scarred by...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Lama Elsharif
Sustainability: Rethinking the City in the United Arab Emirates

Sustainability: Rethinking the City in the United Arab Emirates

Rana Asfour on the UAE's intervention solutions for energy-efficient, sustainable buildings rooted in the city.

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Rana Asfour
Rebuilding After the Quake: a Walk Down Memory Lane in Southeast Anatolia

Rebuilding After the Quake: a Walk Down Memory Lane in Southeast Anatolia

Sevinç Unal relives her memories as she surveys the region of her family and childhood in southeastern Anatolia...

5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Sevinç Ünal
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