Amy Assad is an editor at <em>The Majalla</em> and an English–Syrian, London-based writer who specializes in the arts and culture of the Middle East. She received her BA in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies from Leeds University and has lived and studied in Syria and Morocco.

Brushstrokes in Motion

[escenic_image id="55211072"] Distinctive within Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi’s second solo UK exhibition, entitled Liminal Subliminal, are three red,…

The World Mourns Eve Arnold

[caption id="attachment_55228761" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Eve Arnold. 1912 - 2012"][/caption] The art world mourns an exceptional…

Confronting Paradise

[caption id="attachment_55231107" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Laila Shawa with her work (Credit: Amy Assad)"][/caption] “Me being a…

Hurdles and other Obstacles

[caption id="attachment_55233408" align="alignnone" width="620"] Brigitte Lacombe: Sudan Running Team[/caption] Entering the exhibition Hey’Ya: Arab…

Trappings of Oil

[caption id="attachment_55235014" align="alignnone" width="620"] "Oil Candies" by Maha Malluh at the Selma Feriani Gallery[/caption]Tucked away in…

Intervention Advocate

[caption id="attachment_55235949" align="alignnone" width="600"] Former Syrian General Akil Hashem[/caption] Twenty months into the uprising in…

Capturing the Human Story

[caption id="attachment_55247510" align="alignnone" width="650"] Steve McCurryStruggling camels silhouetted against the oil-fire, Al-Ahmadi oil field…