Arts & Culture

DJ SHAMSA: on being Queer and her oriental electronic music

21 December, 2018

المقال بالعربي Written By Ahmed Mohamed photographed by Ekaterina Shuvchinskaia Copy editor: Eliza Marks DJ Shamsa (شمسه) is Jordanian Fara...

Arts & Culture 19 min read

Sweet Blasphemy by Alireza Shojaian

19 November, 2018

By Lizzy Vartanian Collier Iranian artist Alireza Shojaian is crying as he hugs a familiar figure goodbye at the entrance of the transit hall. Thi...

Arts & Culture 38 min read

Characters with non-normative sexuality or gender in Arabic Music Videos

6 November, 2018

بالعربي Written by: Moussa Saleh Art work by: Mélissa Chalhoub, based on a character featured in Nancy Ajram's video clip "Yay" Translated by H.L. Sitti...

Arts & Culture 212 min read

Palestinian Artist Bashar Murad releases POP music video “Shillet Hamal” (Bunch of Bums)

24 July, 2018

المقال بالعربي هنا "Shillet Hamal" is a Palestinian production that was made possible through a grant from Culture Resource Production Awards Program...

Arts & Culture 13 min read

Cover Story: Looking beyond labels – Saleem Haddad

1 May, 2018

المقال بالعربي هنا By Olivia Cuthbert Photographed by Abdullah Dajani Post-production and art direction by Reema Creative directed by Khalid Abd...

Arts & Culture 413 min read

Bashar Murad’s Song/Video: Everyone’s Getting Married

13 February, 2018

Bashar Murad, a Palestinian artist living in East Jerusalem, just released a new song and video titled "IlKul 3am Bitjwaz" (Everyone Is Getting Married). This i...

Arts & Culture 62 min read

publishings

Inherited Distance: Exploring Intergenerational Nostalgia and Exile

From the Shores of Jableh to the Mountains of Halabja

Irth Siti: On Palestinian winter remedies and reconnecting with generational wisdom