Arts & Culture

Kabreet: A melancholic nod to romance

10 December, 2020

Just as the promise of Spring teases Berlin, the world goes into lockdown. Like many international travelers, Yemeni-American artist Ibi Ibrahim, singer and son...

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Rim Battal: exposing the dark side of gendered rituals through the beauty of the female body

20 August, 2020

Written by Lizzy Vartanian Collier Image: From series 'Alterer/Desalterer', courtesy of Rim Battal. This piece is from the ‘Weddings & Marriages’ issue (h...

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Mykki Blanco: on the power of reclaiming, Marriage, and Palestine.

11 July, 2020

Interview by Shukri Lawrence Sitting Editors: Eliza Marks and Khalid Abdel-Hadi Photographed by: Omar Braika Creative Direction by: Shukri Lawrence Makeu...

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Digital Clubbing: Turkish Queers Claim the Internet during COVID-19

19 June, 2020

Written By Tunay Altay Featured Image: courtesy of Club Coweed. This piece is from the ‘Weddings & Marriages’ issue (here) After a fun night ...

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Meeting Meer: The Iraqi rapper’s alter ego asserts her Arab identity

19 June, 2020

Interview by Shukri Lawrence Copy Edited by Eliza Marks Photographed by Aleyna Martinez Watching Meer’s videos for the first time is an experienc...

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ZĀN: The Soulful Pakistani-Australian Artist Who Has Us Swooning

4 April, 2020

Written by R. K. Copy Edited by Eliza Marks Photographed by Tasha Faye At times, it seems as if there are too many compelling artists out there t...

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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