Opinion
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Arab Artists at the World’s Premier Art Event: ‘Art in an Era of Lies’
The Venice Biennale displays the strengths of Arab artists working today and some of the political pitfalls that can await…
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An Artist Claims Her Place With Sculptural Statements
The Saudi conceptual artist Filwa Nazer redefines herself in works that explore inner spaces and the “skins” people don to…
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The British Museum Offers a Revelatory New Look at Islam and Art
The institution’s new Albukhary Foundation Gallery focuses on how Islam influenced the aesthetic designs of everyday objects across the Islamic…
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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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Two Caliphates Fall: Mosul Survives
The Iraqi historian who reported from Mosul on the ISIS occupation tells the story of how his home city outlived…
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Catalogue Reveals Pioneering Egyptian Painter’s Legacy
Mahmoud Said’s oeuvre reflects an engagement with beauty, heritage, and national identity that remains relevant today.
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A Palestinian Student: Transformed by a Liberal Education
A Palestinian student talks about her experience with liberal education.
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A Conversation With the New AUC Provost: Rebuilding the Basics
Mahmoud El-Gamal talks about how he hopes to strengthen the core of liberal arts education at the American University in…
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“The Greatest Adventure the Arab World Has Experienced”
At the American University of Beirut’s graduation, Rami Khouri, journalist and academic, spoke stirringly about what has happened in the…
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Conversation with Karma El Hassan: Driving Quality Control With Data
One of the foremost figures in the Arab world to use performance measurement to improve higher education talks about institutional…
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