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This Film Festival is Taking SWANA Cinema from Beirut to Rome for Its Second Edition
Half film festival, half fundraiser, Here & Elsewhere returns for its second year in Beirut and Rome with a programme built around memory
At SeeDjerba, the Tunisian Island Becomes the Gallery
At its 2026 edition, See Djerba turned a Tunisian island's fortresses, shrines and craft villages into a gallery that asks you to look at the place as closely as the art
A Language Of Image: From Manuscripts To Meta-Algorithms
From Islamic manuscripts to Blender renders, the image of the Arabic language has always been built from overlapping histories and references. The designers pushing it forward today are proving that visual history is most useful when it becomes a tool for invention rather than nostalgia, and that the archive is not a repository of finished answers
Meet the Initiatives Rethinking Syrian Craft
MSN3 DMSHQ and Syrian Crafts Council are working to rebuild what was lost before it disappears for good
Let the Majlis Be a Majlis
The majlis has historically been associated with governance, community, hospitality, and negotiation in the Arab world. In the last few years, it has also become an aesthetic object exhibited at biennials and museums. But what happens when a social form becomes a spectacle? What does it mean when a space deemed private is put on display?
How to Survive a Gulf Summer, One Cleanse at a Time
A summer skincare edition, for the hotter months
Anatomy of a Manouche: When Akkawi Cheese is Hard to Come By
As people move, recipes travel with them – stretching, adapting and carrying the weight of memory, longing and belonging