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The Anglo-Arab Voice Podcast: A Conversation with Zeinab Badawi
In this episode of The Anglo-Arab Voice, Will Nicholson interviews Zeinab Badawi, a broadcast journalist and president of SOAS University…
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Iraqi Artists Use Modern Technology to Change Views of Heritage Sites
In “Co-Existent Ruins”, on view in London, Iraqi artists seek to bring about a new visual understanding of their Mesopotamian…
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Photo Exhibition Backs Palestinian Refugee Camp’s Quest for Unesco Status
The photos support a group’s nomination of Dheisheh, a Palestinian refugee camp, as a World Heritage site. They also challenge…
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Arab Women Comedians Get a Boost at the Edinburgh Fringe
For two Arab women comedians, challenging stereotypes is part of the act—and just being onstage is breaking one barrier.
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One Year After the Beirut Blast, Technology Keeps Memories Fresh
Mobile-phone technology connected Beirutis to the world in the aftermath of the devastating explosion. It also helps keep memories fresh.
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Art Students Portray Horror and Hope in Works Recalling the Beirut Port Blast
Lebanese University art students create pieces for the one-year anniversary of the explosion that devastated much of Beirut.
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Arab British Centre Expands Its Reach With Online Events
Changes forced on the London-based center by Covid-19 were a challenge, but reaching a wider audience online represents a net…
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Art Book Series Explores What It Is to Be an Arab Artist
Exhibitions at Saudi Arabia’s Misk Art Institute mark the launching of a bilingual book series that seeks to make contemporary…
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Bila Hudood, an Online Arabic Literature Festival, Transcends Borders
The Bila Hudood festival invited people to join online discussions of contemporary Arabic literature in genres such as food writing,…
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London’s Shubbak Festival of Arab Culture Returns, Live and Online
The festival has a lively but Covid-19-wary schedule in London and is opening up to a wider audience online.
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