Arts & Culture

When Intimacy Is Political: a Discussion With Rapper Lalla Rami

22 March, 2022

Interview by Ayyur Photographed by Giulia FrigieriDesigns and Styling by Leila Nour JohnsonStylist Assistant: NawalNails by Pablo EsconailsHair a...

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Men in “Oriental” dance: Challenging the gendering of the body and movement

26 February, 2022

Words by Cynthia DarianeFeatured video: Farewell at the prison from the movie “The Charmer” 1958 - ساحر النساء. Source Dance Archivist.This article is part of ...

Arts & Culture 312 min read

Rotana: On our erotic lives as a prayer, a healing, and a call of freedom

7 February, 2022

عربي Words by: Nazeeha SaeedTranslations by Hiba Moustafa Images by: EmmaMake-up by: OmertàThis article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue ...

Arts & Culture 111 min read

Warda, The Rebellious Rose of Rai

3 January, 2022

Interview by AyyurFeatured image photographed by: Robbie SweenyThis article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue Warda is an up-and-coming New ...

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Distant Dances: On movement in isolation

31 December, 2021

Words by: Aya El Sharkawy and Shams HabibImages by: Aya El Sharkawy and Shams Habib This article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue Below is a con...

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The Queer Map of Jordan

27 September, 2021

بالعربي Translated by Joseph Poladoghly Many archaeological sites in the Middle East actually have their own queer histories and markers. Musa Shadee...

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publishings

From the Shores of Jableh to the Mountains of Halabja

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

Soundscape in ambiguity and absurdity