Iason Athanasiadis

Architectural Biennale Confronts Brutality of Climate Change

Architectural Biennale Confronts Brutality of Climate Change

As planet temperatures rise, architects in the Middle East eschew Western fixes and revitalize local solutions.

1 AUGUST, 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Cairo: A Downtown in Search of Lost Global City Status

Cairo: A Downtown in Search of Lost Global City Status

A photo festival backed by a real estate developer puts the spotlight on Cairo's Downtown under transformation.

13 JUNE, 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The End of Civilization as We Know It—a Catastrophology

The End of Civilization as We Know It—a Catastrophology

A review of how some of history’s greatest civilizations' collapse presents ominous parallels with our present predicament.

23 MAY, 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Gaza, Sudan, Israel/Palestine Documentaries Show in Thessaloniki

Gaza, Sudan, Israel/Palestine Documentaries Show in Thessaloniki

Three documentaries screened in Thessaloniki shed light on conflicts often absent from international media headlines.

28 MARCH, 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Walls Have Eyes—Surveillance in the Algorithm Age

The Walls Have Eyes—Surveillance in the Algorithm Age

Iason Athanasiadis talks to Petra Molnar about her new book on automated decision-making technologies that facilitate institutional violence...

18 OCTOBER, 2024 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Hollywoodgate—New Doc Captures the Post-American Taliban

Hollywoodgate—New Doc Captures the Post-American Taliban

Iason Athanasiadis reviews a documentary of an Egyptian's observations of the first year of the Taliban's new regime.

19 APRIL, 2024 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Why Isn’t Ghaith Abdul-Ahad a Household Name?

Why Isn’t Ghaith Abdul-Ahad a Household Name?

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the Iraqi correspondent's new memoir on Middle East wars and asks questions.

10 JULY, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the film of a migrant story set in Greece that has just been nominated for...

8 MAY, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Working the News: a Short History of Al Jazeera’s First 30 Years

Working the News: a Short History of Al Jazeera’s First 30 Years

Iason Athanasiadis on how the Arab world’s most famous product went from boisterous matchbox to counter-hegemon with an...

1 MAY, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

An Athens native returns to Greece after a 20-year sojourn across the Mediterranean and Middle East, covering turmoil...

5 MARCH, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
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