IN HIS OWN WORDS Ali Ferzat on Art, Censorship, freedom and the revolution in Syria. I think I was five when I started drawing cartoons and making up satirical stories about what was taking place in my own house. I didn’t choose to be a caricaturist. I was born like this. When I was twelve […]
By Salima Odeh Set in a small Lebanese village against the backdrop of a civil war, Labaki’s most recent feature explores the life of a...
By Mohammad Mirbashiri Caught between a rock and a hard place, Habibi tells the morose tale of a young Palestinian couple in love against all...
By Mohammad Mirbashiri A pillow case is lifted to the reveal the face of a bearded man who sits kneeling, hands and feet bound, in a dimly li...
There is a saying in Arabic that translates as “I see the stars at noon.” We use it when everything in life is turned upside-down, when things are not as they should be. I first heard it in the tiny Moroccan village of Sebt Jahjouh, travelling with a man named Abdelfattah, a man whose world […]
Sura A Film by Yasser Alwan Photographer Yasser Alwan pairs his compelling portraits of Cairo’s working poor with speeches by Gamal AbdelNasser and popular song. The 11-minute film is about Egyptian Revolutions past and present. Director: Yasser Alwan | Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2011 Image: Al Hussein bus stop after Friday prayers, 2001. […]
By Syma Mohammed I first heard about Leighton House two years ago at Lure of the East, a British-Orientalist art exhibition. I discovered t...
By Syma Mohammed Remi Kanazi, Palestinian-American poet and activist, gave a rousing performance at South Bank’s annual Poetry International ...
The following article was written by Susannah Tarbush and published in the Saudi Gazette. Arab British Centre raises its cultural profil...
Interlude in a Sandstorm by William Fullerton Forty years ago I had the good fortune to have the chance to travel by Land Rover from Beirut to Jedda. The vehicle was my own and I was going to take up a posting as Information Officer, a title I soon adjusted to the grander sounding one […]