Revolution and Desire
A conversation with Beirut-based art & film curator Rasha Salti about the Middle Eastern highlights of this year's Toronto International Film Festival
View ArticleMemento Mori
A conversation with Alia Al-Senussi and Abdullah Al-Turki, two curators of the ICA's inaugural 'Cinema on the Steps' film festival in London
View ArticleHere and Elsewhere
Sarah Hassan's reflections on a 'long-overdue' exhibition of contemporary art from the Arab world on display at New York City's New Museum
View ArticleSyrian Blues
Ian Nagoski delves into the musical history of New York City's Middle Eastern community in the early 20th century and the story of one of its all-but-forgotten virtuosos
View ArticleSyriously Surreal
'When you limit yourself, you are actually more free' - a chat with Beirut-based Syrian artist and musician Samer Saem Eldahr - a.k.a. Hello Psychaleppo! - about his latest album, HA!
View ArticleTales Within Tales
Sabrina Guerrieri on the postmodernism of Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1974 classic, The Flower of the Thousand and One Nights and questions of originality in art
View ArticleThen and Now
A look at the works on display in the first part of an exhibition of contemporary photography from the Middle East and North Africa at LACMA
View ArticleOnly in London
Joobin Bekhrad speaks with the Artistic Director of the Shubbak festival of contemporary Arab arts and culture about some of the highlights of this year's edition in London
View ArticleUnbreakable
In the third and final installment of her science fiction trilogy, acclaimed artist Larissa Sansour explores Palestinian identity, the rewriting of history, and claims to Palestine
View ArticleShiny Happy People
'In a way, we put photography on the map in the Middle East, and people started to talk about it, even if they didn't understand it' - Reem Al Faisal in conversation with Joobin Bekhrad
View ArticleHeaven’s Scent
Al Jazeera's Ali Al-Woozain embarks on a journey around the world to discover the origins of oud and the beloved scent of his childhood days in Qatar
View ArticleA Perfect Storm
Nur Shkembi talks to curator Sara Raza about an ongoing exhibition of contemporary Middle Eastern and North African art at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City
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