Spirit of Nasr
by Shady Shebak,
"The spirit of Nasr was hovering over Egypt. It had been for some time, but it was getting ready to make its move. It was 1882 when the spirit of Nasr showed itself. Its been 20, 20, 20, 10, and 1 since the last time it made its move."
Cannot Be Contained
by Nadeen Shaker,
"In today’s Egypt, as thousands languish in prison, public gatherings of ten people or more can be shut down as illegal protests, and the government is pursuing a stricter security policy, we can indeed recognize the legacies the British have left behind."
Tracing Silihdar
by Arpi Atabekyan
"And that is what a truly good feminist writing stands for and reminds of—that we are all together in our victories and failures, in our struggles and despair."
Event: PERPETUAL MOVEMENT
As part of London Arts Canteen’s Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival 2018, Perpetual Movement is an exhibition of female MENA artists opening 1st of March.
Event: SHOULDER
Shoulder is a benefit art show at 103 E. 17th st, opening February 24th from 8pm to 11pm. Public viewing hours will be on February 25th from 7am to 7pm.
Why You Should Bother to Visit Exhibitions
by Ali D.N.
The next exhibition you visit might just be the railroad switch that takes your life to the better lane.
A Glimpse from the Days of Yore: Christmas in the Süryani Church of Mardin
by Ali DN
"The help of friends, respect for their tradition, and a smile on one’s face makes it possible to help this old and precious heritage survive."
Interview: Mozart can be Syrian
with Kinan Azmeh, by Azmi Haroun,
"I grew up playing Mozart. And for me, Mozart was Syrian too. I have listened to it here and in Syria, and I played it in Syria. It's equally Syrian."
Three Essays by Hélé Béji
by Hélé Béji with Jorge Rodriguez and Audri Augenbraum,
Hélé Béji explores the dissociative feeling of Tunisia’s transitions
Discourse of Identity: Another Violence
by Hélé Béji,
"After the victory of independence in decolonized countries, we have seen new forms of political alienation appear, which one cannot confuse with that which one calls, schematically, neocolonialism."
Decolonize Time
by Hélé Béji,
“The revolution, like decolonization in its entirety, is a dissociated experience, torn from temporality, deprived of an ideal of continuity and unity.”
Altered States: Three Essays by Hélé Béji
by Jorge A. Rodríguez Solórzano and Audri Augenbraum,
Hélé Béji explores the dissociative feeling of Tunisia’s transitions
The Other Side
by Raphael Cormack,
Spiritualism in the Arabic-speaking world claimed to be scientific, progressive, and modern.
Everyone in Between
by Linnea Bennett,
Folk songs share a stage, but can they build a bridge?
Lost in Memories
by Ammar K. Alqamash,
The more I try to find myself, the more I get lost in my memories
DIASPORA // identity lost, identity found
by Iman Abbaro,
We may lose ourselves along the journey only to find ourselves with a stronger sense of our heritage and a new identity formed within our new home