Arts & Culture

Zaid Khaled: on creating a new style and sound in his own skin

15 December, 2022

Interview by Khalid Abdel-Hadi and Eliza MarksPhotos by Malak KabbaniArt directing and styling by Ahmed SerourMakeup and hairstyle/design by Agnieszka HosciloT...

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Salma Malhas: On acting, self-expression, and experimentation

30 October, 2022

عربي قريبا Interviewed by Eliza Marks Photos by Zaid Al Lozi Styling by Jad Toghuj Makeup by Dala AlhindiThis article is part of the “My Hair My Hair” issue...

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Ahmed Umar: On hair, art and queerness

19 August, 2022

بالعربي Interview by: Jamal from JINS podcast Images by: Ahmed UmarTranslated into Arabic by Nawara B.This article is part of the “My Hair My Hair” issue ...

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ISSUE ‘My Hair, My Hair’ #74 – 2022

9 August, 2022

عربي “My Hair, My Hair” began as a personal exploration, from experiences with hair expression and its limitations in queer and women spaces. Facing ourselv...

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Alireza Shojaian: Painting over oppression to fuel liberation movements

2 August, 2022

Interview by AyyurPhotos by Tareck Raffoul This article have been updated on August 3rd, 2022 In the mischief that the universe reveals to those...

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On Iranian Dance and Government Prohibitions

27 July, 2022

عربي Article by Karar AhmedDesign by Lina A.Translated by Hiba MoustafaThis article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue Persian dance is an orien...

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publishings

Yasaman: Story of an LGBT Iranian exile

We Belong Together

The Great Escape: The Story of Shaima from Jordan