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A Small Kernel of Human Kindness: Some Notes on Solidarity and Resistance

A Small Kernel of Human Kindness: Some Notes on Solidarity and Resistance

Empathy requires knowledge and collective action to avoid blindly following the crowds, writes Nancy Kricorian.

24 MAY 2024 • By Nancy Kricorian
Memory Art: Water and Islands in the Work of Hera Büyüktaşçıyan

Memory Art: Water and Islands in the Work of Hera Büyüktaşçıyan

Arie Amaya-Akkermans does a deep dive into the fascinating career of Istanbul-born Greek Armenian artist Hera Büyüktaşçıyan.

18 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Hot Summer Playlist: “Diaspora Dreams” Drops

Hot Summer Playlist: “Diaspora Dreams” Drops

Mischa Geracoulis reviews dance music from the LA Armenian/Middle Eastern duo, Bei Ru and Krista Marina.

8 AUGUST 2022 • By Alia Mossallam
“Buenos Aires of Her Eyes”—a story by Alireza Iranmehr

“Buenos Aires of Her Eyes”—a story by Alireza Iranmehr

One of contemporary Iran's best storytellers conjures a tale of octogenarian love in a Nabokovian mode.

15 JUNE 2022 • By Alireza Iranmehr
Joumana Haddad’s The Book of Queens: a Review

Joumana Haddad’s The Book of Queens: a Review

Laila Halaby on the new novel from Lebanon's multilingual feminist poet and powerhouse.

18 APRIL 2022 • By Laila Halaby
AZAD, an immersive theatrical performance in Los Angeles for Armenian and Syrian culture

AZAD, an immersive theatrical performance in Los Angeles for Armenian and Syrian culture

This is a ticketed event (Apr 21, 22, 23), RSVP HERE.   In honor and in advance of...

9 APRIL 2022 • By
Trembling Landscapes: Between Reality and Fiction: Eleven Artists from the Middle East*

Trembling Landscapes: Between Reality and Fiction: Eleven Artists from the Middle East*

Landscape is a charged notion in the Middle East—even the geographical term Middle East is not neutral, but...

14 DECEMBER 2020 • By Anne-Marie O'Connor
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