Artist at Work: Syrian Filmmaker Afraa Batous
Journalist and filmmaker Dima Hamdan talks to the young Syrian director of the documentary "All Roads Lead to More."
Featured Artist
Nasrin Abu Baker: The Markaz Review Featured Artist, June 2023
Nasrin Abu Baker, the featured artist for June 2023, divides her time between Jerusalem and Leipzig, and exhibits widely.
Salman Toor
Artist Salman Toor paints immigrants and addresses the treatment of brown men and young people in public and private spaces. He is also concerned with the effects of technology on contemporary life.
Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey
Qatari street artist Mubarak Al-Malik stays true to his homeland's heritage and traditions as he takes his signature art worldwide.
Nazanin Pouyandeh
The featured artist for March is Franco-Iranian painter Nazanin Pouyandeh, whose rich figurative paintings are showing in two major French exhibitions.
Lahib Jaddo—An Iraqi Artist in the Diaspora
Mischa Geracoulis interviews Texas-based multimedia artist Lahib Jaddo on her complex relationship with Iraq.
On Lebanon and Lamia Joreige’s “Uncertain Times”
Arie Amaya-Akkermans reflects on Lamia Joreige's "Uncertain Times," which represents the Lebanese wars and their aftermath.
Benjemy : The unclassifiable Tunisian DJ
In which Sarah Ben Hamadi meets a key figure of Tunisia’s cultural underground.
The “Forgotten Team” of Qatar’s World Cup by Mohamed Badarne
Berlin-based Palestinian photographer Mohamed Badarne traveled to Qatar and Nepal to photograph World Cup workers.
Abu Dhabi Shows Noura Ali-Ramahi’s “Allow Me Not to Explain”
Rana Asfour talks to an Emirati about her ideas and development as an artist.
Photographer Mohamed Badarne (Palestine) and his U48 Project
Viola Shafik profiles Berlin-based Palestinian photographer Mohamed Badarne.
Shirin Mohammad: Portrait of an Artist Between Berlin & Tehran
Noushin Afzali profiles multimedia artist Shirin Mohammad, who glides back and forth between Berlin, Bremen and Tehran.
Featured Artist: Steve Sabella, Beyond Palestine
The artist and writer from Palestine has a universal vision to bring people together across boundaries and borders.