Why Zionism’s Eurovision Success Matters
Israeli singer Netta Barzilai, who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), won the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon on May 12, 2018....
May 29th, 2018 
Denijal JegićGazan Artist Majdi Abu Taqqeyeh Creates Art Out of Weapons
As the number of dead and wounded Palestinians climbs from the Great March of Return in Gaza, protests resume. Still, Palestinian artists have been able to...
May 27th, 2018 
Nicolette TetaA New Staging of the Classic Egyptian Novel, “The Yacoubian Building,” Disrupts Meaning & Relocates Power
In fiction, as in therapy, the guiding analytical frame must always be “Why now?”: how is today different from any other day? Why this precise moment in...
May 3rd, 2018 
Hani Omar KhalilMeet the Kuwaiti Woman Reinventing Gulf Traditions and Crafts
Laila Al Hamad’s decision to establish Zeri Crafts was motivated by the absence of innovative handicrafts inspired by local traditions in the Gulf region....
May 1st, 2018 Losing Arabic to Orientalizing Fantasies
As a young student, my favourite part in Arabic class was when my teacher would pause to talk about the historical Souq ‘Okaaz; a massive market which...
March 31st, 2018 
Sanabel Abdelrahman