Why Paris?
Editor Jordan Elgrably muses on a PARIS issue mostly from the viewpoint of its Arab and Middle Eastern residents.
TMR 40 • PARIS
Past Disquiet at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
Curators Rasha Salti and Kristine Khouri have assembled a formidable exhibition on museums and solidarity movements using art and protest.
Bani Khoshnoudi: Featured Artist for PARIS
Bani Khoshnoudi's work is often inhabited by displacement and uprooting, explore themes of exile, modernity and its violences, memory and the invisible.
Nass El Ghiwane’s Moroccan Folk, Radical Politics, Forged in Paris
Paris provided the grit and opportunity for Nass el Ghiwane to hone a new sound that would rock the Magreb and Europe, writes Benjamin Jones.
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 of adversity.
When Fatma Haddad Became “Baya”—a Paris Art Story
Baya was among the first Algerian artists to be recognized by the art world in Paris. Though considered naïve in style, her work endures.
“Paris of the Middle East”—fiction by MK Harb
With tarot cards and a recipe for pickled turnips, Beirutis bid farewell to yet another friend leaving on a “talent passport” to somewhere else.
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 out working-class populations.
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 inescapable.
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 held for him.
Feurat Alani: Paris, Fallujah and Recovered Memory
Feurat Alani, a French novelist of Iraqi descent, succeeds in capturing the connections between two disparate cultural spheres.
Our Favorite Arab/Middle Eastern Restaurants in Paris
Our writers share some of their preferred dining establishments in Paris, where cuisines of the Middle East and North Africa take pride of place.
They/Them: Identify Yourself Immediately
The mechanical obligation to reveal one's origin during French conversation is not only tedious, but downright boring, writes Sabah Haider.
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.
The Arab Paris Middle East Book List
Dive into the rich tapestry of literature by Francophone writers from the Middle East with this curated reading list.