Opinion
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Samia Halaby: An Artist at Once Palestinian and Universal
The acclaimed Palestinian-American artist Samia Halaby has stayed connected to the visual and political elements of her homeland while viewing…
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Arab Magazines: A Neglected History Resurfaces
An exhibition in Rabat showcases publications whose mission was to gather and share the best thinking of its time, despite…
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A Website Seeks to Show ‘How Alive Arabic Is’
Hossam Abouzahr argues that Classical and Colloquial Arabic should be used and studied “side by side.”
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Newspaper Pledges to Return ISIS Documents to Iraq
Scholars compared the New York Times’s removal of documents to past thefts of artifacts by archaeologists and armies.
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A Century of Arab Art, Compressed Into a Book
A new volume in an acclaimed series delves into the movements and debates that shaped modern art in the Arab…
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2017: The Arab World in Books
A sampling of literary and scholarly works from across the region that we have enjoyed over the past year.
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Celebrating Arab Artists as ‘Spiritual Historians’
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture marks a decade of supporting artistic projects with an exhibition in Beirut’s new…
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Rebuilding a Space for Thought in Cairo
The Townhouse art gallery, a cultural landmark, has survived a raid by state authorities and a building collapse.
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University Press Thrives On New Arabic Fiction
American University in Cairo Press weathers the post-Mubarak era, focusing on scholarly books and new Arabic writing.
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Comics Take a Candid Look at Refugee Lives
Solidarité International commissioned graphic artists to tell true stories of Syrians in Lebanon in a vivid and imaginative way.
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