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Maqloubeh Behind the Wall in Bethlehem

Maqloubeh Behind the Wall in Bethlehem

Chef Fadi Kattan, fed up with walls, Covid and strife with Israel, shares a classic Palestinian recipe.

14 MAY 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Reviving Hammam Al Jadeed

Reviving Hammam Al Jadeed

Artist Tom Young who divides his time between Beirut and London, paints in Hammam Al Jadid during its...

14 MAY 2021 • By Tom Young
From Damascus to Birmingham, a Selected Glossary

From Damascus to Birmingham, a Selected Glossary

Frances Zaid describes in epistolary fashion the language barriers in her blooming relationship (leading to marriage and kids)...

14 MAY 2021 • By Frances Zaid
The Labyrinth of Memory

The Labyrinth of Memory

Critic Ziad Suidan meditates on the meaning of the labyrinth and the walls that can separate us but...

14 MAY 2021 • By Ziad Suidan
Fever Dreams / Gold Fever

Fever Dreams / Gold Fever

The artist & writer couple known as gethan&myles bought 10,000 euros worth of "lost" or pawned gold jewelry...

17 APRIL 2021 • By Franck Pourcel
Marseille is the gateway to North Africa

Marseille is the gateway to North Africa

< Poster courtesy of Mucem. “Marseilles has always had close ties with the rest of the Mediterranean basin,...

17 APRIL 2021 • By
Decisive Moments in Marseille

Decisive Moments in Marseille

Marseille through the lens of photographer Bernard Plossu.

17 APRIL 2021 • By
Zoppa: Mediterranean Female Duo

Zoppa: Mediterranean Female Duo

Meet the fabulous vocal duo formed in Marseille known as Zoppa, weaving together Spanish, Greek, jazz and world...

17 APRIL 2021 • By
Cities within the City: Marseille’s Discrete Enclaves

Cities within the City: Marseille’s Discrete Enclaves

Mary Fitzgerald, a Marseille transplant from Ireland, explores the growth of gated communities in a city proud of...

17 APRIL 2021 • By Raphaël Liogier
IAM, Marseille’s Original Hip Hop Collective

IAM, Marseille’s Original Hip Hop Collective

Melissa Chemam on the origins and reverberations of Marseille's seminal rap group IAM.

17 APRIL 2021 • By Melissa Chemam
Walk Down La Canebière

Walk Down La Canebière

Jenine Abboushi takes a stroll down Marseille's iconic avenue La Canebière toward the Vieux Port to discover multitudes—even...

17 APRIL 2021 • By Jenine Abboushi
Tales from the City of Galéjades

Tales from the City of Galéjades

Longtime Marseille resident and crime novelist François Thomazeau describes his French city of choice.

17 APRIL 2021 • By François Thomazeau
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