Arts & Culture

Men Dressed as Women: Cross-dressing in Arabic Cinema

18 February, 2021

Written by Sari BazzArtwork by Musa el-ShadeediTranslated by N.H.This report was written in cooperation with Cinamji, a queer, feminist, Arab cinematic initiat...

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Home Is a Feeling: An Interview with Iranian Artist Maral Bolouri

14 January, 2021

Words and interview by Lizzy Vartanian Collier Lizzy aka Gallery Girl is a writer and curator based in London. She was curator of Perpetual Movement during Awa...

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Elshaar: The Beirut-Based DJ Plays to the Heartbeat of her City

11 December, 2020

Written by R. K. Photographed: Nadine Beyrouti and Xara Naber This article is part of the “Emigration & Desolation” issue Note: This piece was c...

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Kabreet: A melancholic nod to romance

10 December, 2020

Just as the promise of Spring teases Berlin, the world goes into lockdown. Like many international travelers, Yemeni-American artist Ibi Ibrahim, singer and son...

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Rim Battal: exposing the dark side of gendered rituals through the beauty of the female body

20 August, 2020

Written by Lizzy Vartanian Collier Image: From series 'Alterer/Desalterer', courtesy of Rim Battal. This piece is from the ‘Weddings & Marriages’ issue (h...

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Mykki Blanco: on the power of reclaiming, Marriage, and Palestine.

11 July, 2020

Interview by Shukri Lawrence Sitting Editors: Eliza Marks and Khalid Abdel-Hadi Photographed by: Omar Braika Creative Direction by: Shukri Lawrence Makeu...

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