The clowns trying to cheer up Gaza's traumatised children

Uncle Zezo, Uncle Mickey, and Dr Alloush perform in displacement shelters and hospitals, striving to restore fragments of a joy last felt in 2023. Al Majalla meets them.

Houssam Marouf

Britain in Palestine

[caption id="attachment_55235090" align="alignnone" width="620"] Local children and British band Jaffa, 1930s (credit: SOAS)[/caption]The exhibition ‘Britain in Palestine’ is currently showing at the…

Noam Schimmel

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 Maddox Street, a strangely quiet side road wedged…

Amy Assad

Art Shines a Light

[caption id="attachment_55234810" align="alignnone" width="600"] Tea and Coffee by Nadia Hamomud (credit: Nour Festival/Nadia Hammoud)[/caption]Taking place primarily during October and November, the…

Noam Schimmel

Taking Sides

[caption id="attachment_55234760" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Front page of the embattled Turkish newspaper, Taraf, 22 October 2012.[/caption] Taraf [ta-RAF ] n. side, facet Taraf olmak [ta…

Nicholas Birch

An Algerian Culture Blast

[caption id="attachment_55234669" align="alignnone" width="620"] (Photo credit: RICHMIX)[/caption] Algeria celebrates 50 years of independence this year. To mark this occasion, RICHMIX is hosting a…

Noam Schimmel

The Stain of War

[caption id="attachment_55234630" align="alignnone" width="613"] Screenshot from The Repentant, Merzak Allouache (2012)[/caption] The Repentant is an Algerian film directed by Merzak Allouache (Bab…

Noam Schimmel

A First Taste of Arabic Literature

[caption id="attachment_55234568" align="aligncenter" width="620"] One of the oldest stories in the collection, "House of Flesh" by Yusuf Idris, tells of the marriage of a widow to a blind Qu'ran…

Noam Schimmel