colonialism

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah—a Review

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah—a Review

Gurnah's new novel, "Theft," is a post-colonial exploration of Tanzania, immigration, and the relationship between Africa and the...

9 JULY 2025 • By Philip Grant
Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

A conversation in which two Arabic to English translators and scholars consider language and Gaza with respect to...

17 JANUARY 2025 • By Yasmeen Hanoosh
The Palestinian Gazelle

The Palestinian Gazelle

Artist Manal Mahamid shares the evolution of her exhibition, The Palestinian Gazelle, reflecting on the paradox of colonialism.

1 NOVEMBER 2024 • By Manal Mahamid
Our Review of transfeminisms

Our Review of transfeminisms

A major exhibition at Mimosa House aims to address pressing and unresolved issues faced by women, queer, and...

24 MAY 2024 • By Fari Bradley
Demolition and Recreation in Benghazi: Interview with Sarri Elfaitouri

Demolition and Recreation in Benghazi: Interview with Sarri Elfaitouri

Sarri Elfaitouri on urbanism, social reforms, and the legacy of colonialism in Libya after the March 2023 demolition...

3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Naima Morelli
The Archaeology of War

The Archaeology of War

All the pasts of war are still contemporary, and continue shaping the present, killing its denizens, and erasing...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
The Middle East is Once Again West Asia

The Middle East is Once Again West Asia

Ambassador Chas Freeman on the dynamism of West Asia and the west's failing geopolitical grip on "the greater...

14 AUGUST 2023 • By Chas Freeman, Jr.
The Failure of Postcolonial Modernity in Siddhartha Deb’s Light

The Failure of Postcolonial Modernity in Siddhartha Deb’s Light

Anis Shivani finds that Siddhartha Deb's "outright denial of human agency sets him apart from even the most...

17 JULY 2023 • By Anis Shivani
Sexploitation or Cinematic Art? The Case of Abdellatif Kechiche

Sexploitation or Cinematic Art? The Case of Abdellatif Kechiche

Film critic and historian Viola Shafik pillories cinematographic voyeurism.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Viola Shafik
The Postcard Women’s Imaginarium: Decolonizing the Western Gaze

The Postcard Women’s Imaginarium: Decolonizing the Western Gaze

Salma Ahmad Caller reflects on curating a unique museum-quality exhibition of postcards and objects orientalizing women

15 OCTOBER 2022 • By Salma Ahmad Caller
My Berlin Triptych: On Museums and Restitution

My Berlin Triptych: On Museums and Restitution

Filmmaker and historian Viola Shafik muses on German art, colonialism and restitution in Berlin.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Viola Shafik
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